If “getting a 5 or a 6” in the throw of an unbiased die is a

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1061. An unbiased coin is tossed six times. Find the probability of obtaining at least 2 heads.
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1062. In a box containing 100 bulbs, 10 are defective. What is the probabilities that out of a sample of 5 bulbs
(i) none is defective    (ii) exactly two are defective.
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1063. If “getting a 6” in a throw of an unbiased die is a success and the random variable x denotes the number of successes in five throws of the die, find P (2 < x < 5)
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1064. If “getting a 5 or a 6” in the throw of an unbiased die is a success and the random variable x denotes the number of successes in 6 throws of the die, find P (x ≤ 4).


Here n = 5
p = (Probability of getting 5 or 6) = 1 over 6 plus 1 over 6 space equals 1 third comma space space space straight q space equals space 1 minus 1 third space equals 2 over 3
straight P left parenthesis straight x space less or equal than space 4 right parenthesis space equals space 1 minus space left square bracket straight P left parenthesis 5 right parenthesis space plus space straight P left parenthesis 6 right parenthesis right square bracket space equals space 1 minus open square brackets straight C presuperscript 6 subscript 5 space open parentheses 2 over 3 close parentheses space open parentheses 1 third close parentheses to the power of 5 space plus space straight C presuperscript 6 subscript 6 space open parentheses 1 third close parentheses to the power of 6 close square brackets
space equals space 1 minus space open square brackets 6 over 1 cross times space 2 over 729 plus 1 space cross times space 1 over 729 close square brackets space equals space 1 minus open parentheses 12 over 729 plus 1 over 729 close parentheses space equals space 1 minus 13 over 729 space equals 716 over 729

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1065. A die is thrown again and again until three sixes are obtained. Find the probability of obtaining the third six in the sixth throw of the dice.
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1066. Eight coins are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability of getting at least six heads.
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1067.

A pair of dice is thrown 7 times. If getting a total of 7 is considered a success, what is the probability of
(i) no success?    (ii) 6 successes?   (iii) at least 6 successes?    (iv) at most 6 successes?

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1068. Suppose X has a binomial distribution Bopen parentheses 6 comma space 1 half close parentheses. Show that X = 3 is the most likely outcome. 

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1069. Find the mean of the Binomial distribution straight B space open parentheses 4 comma space 1 third close parentheses.
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1070. The probability of shooter hitting a target is 3 over 4. How many minmum number of times must he/she fire so that the probability of hitting the target at least once is more than 0.99?
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