If seven balanced dice are rolled, what is the probability that each of the six different numbers will appear at least once?
My solution is $\frac{6 \cdot 7!}{6^7}$.
Is this correct? How would I implement a solution using multinomial coefficients?
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If seven balanced dice are rolled, what is the probability that each of the six different numbers will appear at least once? My solution is $\frac{6 \cdot 7!}{6^7}$. Is this correct? How would I implement a solution using multinomial coefficients? |
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There are $6^7$ sequences of $7$ tosses, all equally likely. We now count the sequences in which all the numbers appear. The number that appears twice can be chosen in $6$ ways. For every such choice, where it appears can be chosen in $\binom{7}{2}$ ways. And the rest of the numbers can be put in the empty slots in $5!$ ways. So our probability is $$\frac{(6)\binom{7}{2}(5!)}{6^7}.$$ |
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