SOLUTION: Find the probability of rolling 3 successive 2's with 3 rolls of a fair die.
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Question 247575: Find the probability of rolling 3 successive 2's with 3 rolls of a fair die.
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The probability of rolling any single number using one die is 1/6.
So, the probability of rolling a 2 is 1/6.
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With independent events, you multiply the consecutive probabilities.
So, the probability of rolling 3 consecutive 2's is: 1/6 * 1/6 * 1/6 = 1/216.
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