Suppose three fair six-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers obtained equals 18?
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To get 18, we would have to get six three consecutive times. The probability of this is 1 over 6 to the third power, which is 1 in 216.
To put that in perspective, suppose you raise a spade card of the 13 on the card deck. The chance of raising twice the same card is 1 in 169, which is a bit more likely than 1 in 216.