HMMT 二月 2014 · 冲刺赛 · 第 5 题
HMMT February 2014 — Guts Round — Problem 5
题目详情
英文原题
- [ 5 ] If four fair six-sided dice are rolled, what is the probability that the lowest number appearing onany die is exactly 3?
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解析
英文解析
- [ 5 ] If four fair six-sided dice are rolled, what is the probability that the lowest number appearing onany die is exactly 3?
Answer: 175/1296 The probability that all the die rolls are at least 3 is . The probability 44
they are all at least 4 is . The probability of being in the former category but not the latter is thus 346
4 46
4 3 256 − 81 175 − = = .
6 6 1296 1296
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