SOLUTION: Say you are rolling 6 standard (6 sided) dice. How would you calculate the probability of rolling one, two, three... identical elements such as rolling 5 fives? And if the que

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Question 450447: Say you are rolling 6 standard (6 sided) dice. How would you calculate the probability of rolling one, two, three... identical elements such as rolling 5 fives?
And if the question was changed so that you must meet more criteria such as rolling five 4s and a 3, how would the probability change?

Thanks for the help!
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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On consecutive rolls of one die:
1 six: 1/6
2 six: (1/6)^2=1/36
3 six: (1/6)^3=1/216
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Ed