The total number of elementary events associated to the random experiments of throwing four dice simultaneously is:
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n(S) =
Let X be the event that all dice show the same face.
X = { (1,1,1,1,), (2,2,2,2), (3,3,3,3), (4,4,4,4), (5,5,5,5), (6,6,6,6)}
n(X) = 6
Hence required probability =
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