Probability of a Yahtzee
Let us calculate the probability of obtaining a "Yahtzee" in a single roll of the five dice.
A Yahtzee occurs when all five dice are of the same denomination. Any of the six denominations counts as a Yahtzee. For example, all 1s is a Yahtzee, as is all 4s.
This exercise is part of the course
Probability Puzzles in R
Exercise instructions
- Calculate the size of the sample space.
- Calculate the probability of obtaining a Yahtzee.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
# Calculate the size of the sample space
s_space <-
# Calculate the probability of a Yahtzee
p_yahtzee <-
# Print the answer
print(p_yahtzee)