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If a fair die is rolled 6 times, what is the probability, rounded to the nearest

thousandth, of getting at least 5 sixes?

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Answer: 0.001 is the correct answer

User Aberna
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Answer:

Explanation:

The probability of getting something other than a 6 is

5/6

The probability of getting 5 sixes is

1/6 * 1/6 * 1/6 * 1/6 * 1/6 * 5/6

5 / 6^6 =0.000107167

And if you should draw all sixes The Probability is

(1/6)^6 = .000021433

The probability of getting at least 5 sixes is the sum of these two numbers.

0.0001286

Rounded to the nearest 1/1000 is 0. In other words, not very likely which you probably knew without the math.

User Fatma Nabilla
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