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Old 08-02-2002, 10:29 PM
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Here's how I was hoping you would do it.


Throw five dice. The chances the first one is a three and the rest aren't, is 1/6 times 5/6 to the fourth power. 08038. But that three could also be on one of the other four dice. Total chances for exactly one three is .402


Do above five times. Chances that the first throw of five dice contains exactly one three and the other four throws, don't is .402 times .598 to the fourth power. .514 Since the throw with exactly one three could also be the 2nd 3rd 4th or 5th as well, the total chances are five times as much or .257.
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