NCERT Class XII Mathematics Chapter - - Solutions

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Question : 79
Total: 101
Find the probability of throwing at most 2 sixes in 6 throws of a single die.
Solution:  
Let p be the probability of success that is getting six =
1
6

⇒q=1−p=1−
1
6
=
5
6

Let X has a binomial distribution with n=6,p=
1
6
,q=
5
6

∴P(X=r)=nCr(q)n−rpr
∴ Required probability = P(getting atmost 2 sixes)
= P(X ≤ 2) = P(X = 0) + P(X = 1) + P(X = 2)
=6C0q6p0+6C1q5p1+6C2q4p2
=1×(
5
6
)
6
×1
+6×(
5
6
)
5
×
1
6
+15×(
5
6
)
4
×(
1
6
)
2
=
35
18
(
5
6
)
4
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