Assignment 2, #8
Poker dice is played by simultaneously rolling 5 dice. Show each of the following.
- \(P(\text{no two alike}) = 0.0926\) \[ \frac{\binom{6}{5}\cdot 5!}{6^5} = \frac{5}{54} \approx 0.0926 \]
Explanation
There are \(\binom{6}{5}\) ways to choose a roll containing 5 distinct numbers and \(5!\) ways to order those rolls. This is taken out of \(6^5\) possible rolls for five dice.
- \(P(\text{one pair}) = 0.4630\) \[ \frac{\binom{6}{1}\binom{5}{2}\cdot 3!\binom{5}{3}}{6^5} = \frac{3600}{6^5} \approx 0.4360 \]
Explanation
There are \(\binom{6}{1}\) choices for which number has a pairing and \(\binom{5}{2}\) ways to choose that pair from a roll of 5 dice. There are \(\binom{6-1}{3}\) ways to choose the remaining values (one value from the original 6 is off-limits) with a total of \(3!\) orderings, again taken out of \(6^5\) possible events.
- \(P(\text{two pairs}) = 0.2315\) \[ \frac{\binom{6}{2}\binom{5}{2}\binom{3}{2}\binom{4}{1}}{6^5} = \frac{1800}{6^5} \approx 0.2315 \]
Explanation
There are \(\binom{6}{2}\) ways to choose the two numbers that make up each pair. From here, we have \(\binom{5}{2}\) ways to choose the first pair (choosing 2 dice from 5) and \(\binom{3}{2}\) ways to choose the second (choosing another 2 dice from remaining 3).
From here our only remaining choice is the value of the final die, choosing 1 value from 4 remaining options, or \(\binom{4}{1}\).
- \(P(\text{three alike}) = 0.1543\) \[ \frac{\binom{6}{1}\binom{5}{3}\cdot 2!\binom{5}{2}}{6^5} = \frac{1200}{6^5} \approx 0.1543 \]
Explanation
There are \(\binom{6}{1}\) ways to choose which number makes up our three-alike and \(\binom{5}{3}\) ways to select three dice from five. \(2!\binom{6-1}{2}\) accounts for the selection of the remaining two from five potential values with \(2!\) potential orderings.
- \(P(\text{full house}) = 0.0386\) \[ \frac{\binom{6}{1}\binom{5}{3}\binom{5}{1}}{6^5} = \frac{300}{6^5} \approx 0.0386 \]
Explanation
There are \(\binom{6}{1}\) ways to select which value has a three-alike pairing and \(\binom{5}{3}\) ways to select that pairing from five dice. Since the remaining two dice must have the same value and one value from the original 6 is off-limits, we're selecting one value from the remaining five, or \(\binom{6-1}{1}\).
- \(P(\text{four alike}) = 0.0193\) \[ \frac{\binom{6}{1}\binom{5}{4}\binom{5}{1}}{6^5} = \frac{150}{6^5} \approx 0.0193 \]
Explanation
There are again \(\binom{6}{1}\) ways to decide which value will make up our four-alike and \(\binom{5}{4}\) ways to select four dice from five. \(\binom{6-1}{1}\) accounts for the ways to select a value for the remaining die.
- \(P(\text{five alike}) = 0.0008\) \[ \frac{\binom{6}{1}\binom{5}{5}}{6^5} = \frac{6}{6^5} \approx 0.0008 \]
Explanation
Given \(\binom{6}{1}\) ways to select which value has a five-alike pairing, there's only \(\binom{5}{5} = 1\) way to roll each value.