Suppose three fair six-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers obtained equals 16?
These are the only combinations to give you the sum of 16:
466 , 556 , 565 , 646 , 655 , 664 , Total = 6
Therefore, the probability is: 6 / 6^3 =6 / 216 = 1 / 36
