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Rolling to score (Posted on 2010-11-15)

We roll five standard dice (sides numbered 1 to 6) and write down the sum of the top three i.e. of the 3 highest values.
What is the probability to get 15 ?

No Solution Yet Submitted by Ady TZIDON

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Subject	Author	Date
re (4) contradicting the contradiction !	Dan Rosen	2011-04-03 05:18:46
re (3) Solution contradicting ...	Dan Rosen	2011-04-02 19:35:12
re(2): Solution contradicting all previous ones	Charlie	2011-04-02 17:29:27
re: Solution contradicting all previous ones	Charlie	2011-04-02 17:17:18
Solution contradicting all previous ones	Dan Rosen	2011-04-02 15:58:33
re: analytical attempt at it (Vishal Gupta)	hoodat	2010-11-16 16:21:44
Solution (Using Excel)	hoodat	2010-11-16 16:15:02
re(3): Perhaps.... ) A HINT	broll	2010-11-16 14:10:44
re(2): Perhaps.... ) A HINT	ed bottemiller	2010-11-16 12:00:00
re(3): analytical attempt at it	broll	2010-11-16 06:59:11
re(2): analytical attempt at it	Ady TZIDON	2010-11-15 19:06:26
re: analytical attempt at it	Charlie	2010-11-15 18:48:45
re: analytical attempt at it	Ady TZIDON	2010-11-15 18:43:40
computer-aided solution	Charlie	2010-11-15 18:33:10
re: Perhaps.... ) A HINT	Ady TZIDON	2010-11-15 18:31:59
analytical attempt at it	Vishal Gupta	2010-11-15 16:52:46
Perhaps.... (comment)	ed bottemiller	2010-11-15 13:58:52

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