document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1157441>Question 1157441</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 3 regular six-sided dice are rolled, compute the probability of rolling a sum<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that is prime and less than 11. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Prime numbers less than 11 that can be the sum of the numbers on three dice: 3, 5, and 7.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "3: 1,1,1  1 way<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "5: 1,1,3  3 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5: 1,2,2  3 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7: 1,1,5  3 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7: 1,2,4  6 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7: 1,3,3  3 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7: 2,2,3  3 ways<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total: 22 ways<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 6*6*6=216 different possible outcomes for the three dice; the desired probability is 22/216.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify the fraction or convert to decimal if required.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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