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A six-sided fair die is rolled 4 times in a row. The probability of getting a 4 only on the last trial is?

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(5 /6)3 * ( 1/6) = 5^3 / 6^4. You can use a calculator or your computer to find out that the probability is 125/1296.

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Answer with explanation:

When a die is rolled once, total favorable outcome ={1,2,3,4,5,6}

Probability of getting 4 on the die, when the die is rolled once


=(1)/(6)

Probability of not getting 4, when die is rolled once


=(5)/(6)

Now, when the die is Rolled 4 times in a row,probability of getting a 4 only on the last trial is


=(5)/(6)* (5)/(6) *(5)/(6)*(1)/(6)\\\\=(125)/(1296)

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