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Suppose three fair dice are rolled. what is the probability that at most one six appears?

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The probability of no six appearing is:

((5)/(6))^(3)=0.5787
The probability of exactly one six appearing is:

3C1*(1)/(6)*((5)/(6))^(2)=0.347
The events 'no six' and 'one six' are mutually exclusive, therefore the probability of no more than one six is given by:
0.5787 + 0.347 = 0.9257
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