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19 June, 13:47

Six standard 6-sided dice are rolled, and the resulting numbers are multiplied together. What is the probability that the product is divisible by 125?

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  1. 19 June, 14:16
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    1453/23328

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Since we are going to have at least three 5's to obtain a number divisible by 125, the number of ways we can combine exactly three 5's is ⁶C₃. The number of ways we can combine the remaining dice without containing a five is 5³, since there are 3 remaining dice. So, for exactly three 5's, we have ⁶C₃ * 5³. Similarly, for exactly four 5's, we have ⁶C₄ * 5² (5² since there are two dice left). Also, for exactly five 5's, we have ⁶C₅ * 5¹ (5¹ since there are one die left). Finally, for exactly six 5's, we have ⁶C₆ * 5⁰ (5⁰ since there are no dice left without a five).

    So, for at least three 5's, we have ⁶C₃ * 5³ + ⁶C₄ * 5² + ⁶C₅ * 5¹ + ⁶C₆ * 5⁰

    = 20 * 125 + 15 * 25 + 6 * 5 + 1 * 1

    = 2500 + 375 + 30 + 1

    = 2906 ways

    The total number of ways of combining the six dice is 6⁶

    So, the probability of obtaining a product divisible by 6 is thus P = 2906/6⁶ = 2906/46656

    = 1453/23328
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