Keep the odds straight (1)
In the game of Yahtzee, five regular dice are rolled.
The outcome is called "Large Straight" if the dice can be arranged as a sequence of five consecutive values. Examples are What is the probability of rolling Large Straight? Give the answer as a percentage, with three decimals precision.
The answer is 3.086.
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1 solution
There are 6 5 possible rolls (assuming ordered dice). There are 2 possible large straights (1-5) and (2-6), and there are 5 ! ways to arrange those outcomes. The answer is 6 5 2 × 5 ! ≈ 3 . 0 8 6 % .