A fair die is rolled 5 times:
a) What is probability that an even number is cast at least once?
b) What is probability that a six is cast each time?
Answer
The first probability is 1−(1/2)5
The second is (1/6)5
a)
Let A:= "at least one even number is rolled".
Then P(A) = 1 - P(only uneven numbers are rolled) = 1−(1/2)5
b) P(roll a six in one try) = 1/6
Therefore P(roll a six 5 times in a row) = (1/6)5 because each rolling the die is independent from the others.
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