UKMT Pink Kangaroo, 2019

Combinatorics Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

How many different totals can be obtained by rolling three standard dice and adding up the scores?

(A) $14$ (B) $15$ (C) $16$ (D) $17$ (E) $18$

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