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What is the Probability of getting exactly 2 sixes on three rolls of a fair six sided die?

Tha answer is 5/72. Don't know how they got it.

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What is the Probability of getting exactly 2 sixes on three rolls of a fair six sided die?

Tha answer is 5/72. Don't know how they got it.

P=\frac{3!}{2!}*\frac{1}{6}*\frac{1}{6}*\frac{5}{6}=\frac{5}{72}: multiplying by 3!/2!=3 as {6}{6}{Other than 6} scenario can occur in 3 ways: {6}{6}{O}, {6}{O}{6}, {O}{6}{6} (# of permutation of 3 objects out of which 2 are identical).
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