if three dice thrown simultaneously ,then probability of getting a score of 5 is ;

(a) 5/216

(b) 1/6

(c) 1/36

Dear Piyush,

Ans:- The sample spaces are

(1,1,3)..........thrice

(1,2,2)...........thrice

Total no of probable cases are=216

Hence the prob =6/216=1/6(ans)

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answer is 1/36 since only 6 chances out of 216 are possible for getting a sum 5