SOLUTION: Find the probability of three consecutive 2's turning up in rolling a fair die three times

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Question 1172329: Find the probability of three consecutive 2's turning up in rolling a fair die three times
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability to get "2" is  1%2F6  in each of the three rolls.

Since the outcomes are independent, the probability to get  three twos in three rolls is  1%2F6%5E3 = 1%2F216.    ANSWER
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