SOLUTION: Here is a fair dice. It has six faces 1,2,3,4,5 and 6. The dice is thrown three times. Work out the probability that the dice shows a score of 1 on exactly one of three throws.

Question 731115: Here is a fair dice. It has six faces 1,2,3,4,5 and 6. The dice is thrown three times. Work out the probability that the dice shows a score of 1 on exactly one of three throws.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here is a fair dice. It has six faces 1,2,3,4,5 and 6. The dice is thrown three times. Work out the probability that the dice shows a score of 1 on exactly one of three throws.
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Binomial Problem with n = 3 and p(1) = 1/6
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P(x = 1) = 3C1(1/6)(5/6)^2 = binompdf(3,1/6,1) = 0.3472
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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