Yahtzee is a game where you roll 5 dice and get different points depending on the values of the dice


Question: Yahtzee is a game where you roll 5 dice and get different points depending on the values of the dice. A Yahtzee is scored when someone rolls five-of-a-kind on their turn. A turn consists of three rolls. On the first roll, you must roll a 5 dice. On the second and third rolls, you may choose to roll any of the five dice.

(a) Assume you roll just one die. What is the probability that you will roll a 2 within your first three rolls? (Hint: You would stop rolling if you got a 2 on your first roll.)

(b) Now assume you roll all five dice. What is the probability that on your turn you roll a Yahtzee consisting of all 2s? (Hint: use your results from part (a).)

(c) The probability of rolling a Yahtzee of any combination on one turn is 0.046. (Recall that each turn consists of three rolls.)

i. What is the probability of rolling your first Yahtzee on the 5th turn?

ii. I will give you 5 turns to roll a Yahtzee. If you roll a Yahtzee you win and stop rolling. What is the probability you win?

iii. What is the expected number of turns before rolling a Yahtzee?

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