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EXERCISE 8.1 · Q1

Q.A die is thrown 6 times. If 'getting an odd number' is a success, find the probability of

(i) 5 successes
(ii) at least 5 successes
(iii) at most 5 successes.
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A die is thrown n=6n=6 times and success is 'getting an odd number', so p=36=12p=\dfrac{3}{6}=\dfrac12, q=12q=\dfrac12, and X∼B(6,12)X\sim B\left(6,\tfrac12\right) with P(X=x)=6Cx(12)6P(X=x)={}^{6}C_x\left(\tfrac12\right)^6.

  1. Exactly 5 successes: P(X=5)=6C5(12)6=6×164=664=332P(X=5)={}^{6}C_5\left(\tfrac12\right)^6=6\times\dfrac1{64}=\dfrac{6}{64}=\dfrac{3}{32}.
  2. At least 5 successes: P(X≥5)=P(5)+P(6)=6C5(12)6+6C6(12)6=(6+1)×164=764P(X\ge5)=P(5)+P(6)={}^{6}C_5\left(\tfrac12\right)^6+{}^{6}C_6\left(\tfrac12\right)^6=(6+1)\times\dfrac1{64}=\dfrac{7}{64}.
  3. At most 5 successes: this is the complement of 'all 6 odd', so P(X≤5)=1−P(X=6)=1−6C6(12)6=1−164=6364P(X\le5)=1-P(X=6)=1-{}^{6}C_6\left(\tfrac12\right)^6=1-\dfrac1{64}=\dfrac{63}{64}.
    ✓Final answer

    P(X=5)=332P(X=5)=\dfrac{3}{32}, P(X≥5)=764P(X\ge5)=\dfrac{7}{64}, P(X≤5)=6364P(X\le5)=\dfrac{63}{64}.

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