Three standard six-sided dice are tossed simultaneously. The product of the three upward faces is 30, and their sum is 10. If every die displays a unique value, what three numbers were rolled?
2, 3, and 5
The prime factorization of 30 using standard die faces (1-6) without duplicates is 2 * 3 * 5 = 30, and their sum is 2 + 3 + 5 = 10.
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