SOLUTION: A man rolls an ordinary die 6 times. What is the probability that he gets at least 5 sixes?

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Question 373467: A man rolls an ordinary die 6 times. What is the probability that he gets at least 5 sixes?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I can say that
(P of at least 5 sixes out of 6) = 1 - (P of no sixes out of 6 or P 1 six out of six)
1+-+%285%2F6%29%5E6++-+%281%2F6%29%2A%285%2F6%29%5E5
1+-+.334898+-+.0669796
P+=+.5981224
I'm not too good at these- check from another source