Question

if three standard, six-faced dice are rolled, what is the probability that the sum of the three numbers rolled is 9? express your answer as a common fraction.

Answer 1

25/216 or 0.115740741

Explanation:

These are the possibilities of getting a sum of 9: 126 135 144 153 162 216 225 234 243 252 261 315 324 333 342 351 414 423 432 441 513 522 531 612 621 (Total of 25)

The total: 6*6*6= 216

25/216=0.115740741