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counting and probability intermediate

Problem

Ten 6-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that exactly three of the dice show a 1? Express your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth.
Solution
There are ways to select exactly three dice to roll 1's ones out of ten dice total. The probability of any one of these outcomes occurring is and they're all mutually exclusive cases, so the probability that one of them will occur (which is the probability that we're looking for) is .
Final answer
.155