Three fair dice are rolled. Let M be the maximum (largest value) of the 3 rolls. What is the expectation E(M)?

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1. Three fair dice are rolled. Let M be the maximum (largest value) of the 3 rolls.
What is the expectation E(M)?

Please help to explain and solve it into details. I am lost in this class. The topic about the maximum (largest value) seems entirely new to me expecially regarding expection. Please let me know braodly which topic this question falls under so I can try to review some concepts by myself. Thank you very much!

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