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counting and probability senior

Problem

Five 6-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that exactly two of the dice show a 1 or a 2?
Solution
There are ways to choose which of the five dice show a 1 or 2. The probability of any one of these occurring is . So the overall probability is
Final answer
\frac{80}{243}