document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1140573>Question 1140573</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you solve the following question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You roll a six sided die 8 times. What is the probability that you roll a 5 at least twice? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "not at all is (5/6)^8=0.2326<BR>\n" );
document.write( "roll it once is 8*1/6*5/6^7, the 8 being the number of ways it can occur.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this probability is 0.3721<BR>\n" );
document.write( "both are 0.6047<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we want the complement of that, which is 1-0.6047=0.3953. </SPAN>\n" );
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