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  1. October 23rd 2006, 04:39 PM #1
    Rimas
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    You roll five fair six sided dice all at the same time in that one roll what is the probability of getting five of the same number
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  2. October 23rd 2006, 05:28 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rimas View Post
    You roll five fair six sided dice all at the same time in that one roll what is the probability of getting five of the same number
    The first can be anything.

    The next four must match the first one, that is,
    \frac{1}{6}\cdot \frac{1}{6}\cdot \frac{1}{6} \cdot \frac{1}{6}=\frac{1}{1296}
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