Three-dice total given the first

Three fair six-sided dice are rolled and you learn the first die shows 3. What is the probability the total of all three dice is 7? Give your answer as a decimal (to 4 decimals).

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  1. With the first die fixed at 3, what must the other two dice sum to?
  2. Count the ordered pairs of two dice that hit that sum, over 36.

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0.0833 (± 0.001)

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