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The only way to get a product of that is a prime number is to roll all ones except for such prime, e.g: <math>11</math> ones and <math>1</math> two. So we seek the probability of rolling <math>11</math> ones and <math>1</math> prime number. The probability of rolling <math>11</math> ones is <math>\frac{1}{6^{11}}</math> and the probability of rolling a prime is <math>\frac{1}{2}</math>, giving us a probability of <math>\frac{1}{6^{11}}\cdot\frac{1}{2}</math> of this outcome occuring. However, there are <math>\frac{12!}{11!\cdot{1!}}=12</math> ways to arrange the ones and the prime. Multiplying the previous probability by <math>12</math> gives us <math>\frac{1}{6^{11}}\cdot\frac{1}{2}\cdot{6}=\frac{1}{6^{10}}=\boxed{\textbf{(E) }\left(\dfrac{1}{6}\right)^{10}}.</math> | The only way to get a product of that is a prime number is to roll all ones except for such prime, e.g: <math>11</math> ones and <math>1</math> two. So we seek the probability of rolling <math>11</math> ones and <math>1</math> prime number. The probability of rolling <math>11</math> ones is <math>\frac{1}{6^{11}}</math> and the probability of rolling a prime is <math>\frac{1}{2}</math>, giving us a probability of <math>\frac{1}{6^{11}}\cdot\frac{1}{2}</math> of this outcome occuring. However, there are <math>\frac{12!}{11!\cdot{1!}}=12</math> ways to arrange the ones and the prime. Multiplying the previous probability by <math>12</math> gives us <math>\frac{1}{6^{11}}\cdot\frac{1}{2}\cdot{6}=\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
.
~mobius247
Solution 3
The only way to get a product of that is a prime number is to roll all ones except for such prime, e.g: ones and
two. So we seek the probability of rolling
ones and
prime number. The probability of rolling
ones is
and the probability of rolling a prime is
, giving us a probability of
of this outcome occuring. However, there are
ways to arrange the ones and the prime. Multiplying the previous probability by
gives us
-Benedict T (countmath1)
See Also
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