document.write( "Question 430186: Can I get help with this problem please:
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document.write( "P(11 with one roll of 2 dice) = 2/36 = 1/18 = .0556  P(not 11) = .9444
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document.write( "P(7 rolls, sum of 11 exactly 3 times) = 7C3(.0556)^3(.9444)^4 
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document.write( "Note: The probability of x successes in n trials is: 
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document.write( "P = nCx*  where p and q are the probabilities of success and failure respectively. 
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document.write( "In this case p = .0556 & q =.9444
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document.write( "nCx = 
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