2014 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 17
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Problem
Three fair six-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that the values shown on two of the dice sum to the value shown on the remaining die?
Video Solution
https://youtu.be/5UojVH4Cqqs?t=702
~ pi_is_3.14
Solution 1
First, we note that there are and
ways to get sums of
respectively--this is not too hard to see. With any specific sum, there is exactly one way to attain it on the other die. This means that the probability that two specific dice have the same sum as the other is
Since there are
ways to choose which die will be the one with the sum of the other two, our answer is
.
Solution 2 (Bashy)
have
ways to rearrange them for a total of
ways.
have
ways to rearrange them for a total of
ways. Adding them up, we get
ways. We have to divide this values by
because there are 3 dice.
.
~MathFun1000
Solution 3 (Summary of Solution 2)
Start by listing all possible sums. Then find the ways to arrange them and sum them up and divide by for 3 dice.
is
.
-aopspandy
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