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There are three cases where the product of the numbers is prime. One die will show <math>2</math>, <math>3</math>, or <math>5</math> and each of the other <math>11</math> dice will show a <math>1</math>. For each of these three cases, the number of ways to order the numbers is <math>\dbinom{12}{1}</math> = <math>12</math> . There are <math>6</math> possible numbers for each of the <math>12</math> dice, so the total number of permutations is <math>6^{12}</math>. The probability the product is prime is therefore | There are three cases where the product of the numbers is prime. One die will show <math>2</math>, <math>3</math>, or <math>5</math> and each of the other <math>11</math> dice will show a <math>1</math>. For each of these three cases, the number of ways to order the numbers is <math>\dbinom{12}{1}</math> = <math>12</math> . There are <math>6</math> possible numbers for each of the <math>12</math> dice, so the total number of permutations is <math>6^{12}</math>. The probability the product is prime is therefore | ||
− | <math>\frac{3\cdot 12}{6^{12}} = \frac{1}{6^{10}} = \left(\dfrac{1}{6}\right)^{10} | + | <math>\frac{3\cdot 12}{6^{12}} = \frac{1}{6^{10}} =\boxed{\textbf{(E) }\left(\dfrac{1}{6}\right)^{10}}</math>. |
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[hide]Problem
Twelve fair dice are rolled. What is the probability that the product of the numbers on the top faces is prime?
Solution 1
In order for the product of the numbers to be prime, of the dice have to be a , and the other die has to be a prime number. There are prime numbers (, , and ), and there is only one , and there are ways to choose which die will have the prime number, so the probability is .
Solution 2
There are three cases where the product of the numbers is prime. One die will show , , or and each of the other dice will show a . For each of these three cases, the number of ways to order the numbers is = . There are possible numbers for each of the dice, so the total number of permutations is . The probability the product is prime is therefore .
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