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starship
13 Apr 12 23:48
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believe throwing three sixes is 215 to 1
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Report no moves • April 14, 2012 12:31 AM BST
125/1 ?
Report feix • April 14, 2012 6:54 AM BST
Yea, throwing three sixes is 1/216. Or 215 to 1, I guess.

Throwing two sixes is 15/216.

Throwing two or three sixes is 16/216.
Report ror • April 14, 2012 9:14 PM BST
It's quite simple, from the binomial theorem it's 3C2*p^2*q.

So in this case it's 3*1/6*1/6*5/6


So that's 15/216 = 5/72.
Report Northbouy • April 15, 2012 12:31 AM BST
sorry from the title, thought this was a grand national thread, carry on.
Report viva el presidente! • April 16, 2012 11:00 AM BST
that would have been "3 die, what are the odds MONEY TREE has them in a tricast?"
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