SOLUTION: three fair dice are tossed once. What is the probability that the faces show three consecutive integers ?

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Question 611583: three fair dice are tossed once. What is the probability that the faces show three consecutive integers ?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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three fair dice are tossed once. What is the probability that the faces show three consecutive integers ?
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Winning sequences: 123 ; 234 ; 345 / 456
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# of ways to succeed: 4
# of possible outcomes: 6*6*6 = 216
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P(consecutive sequence) = 4/216 = 1/54
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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