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Question 1140573: How would you solve the following question:
You roll a six sided die 8 times. What is the probability that you roll a 5 at least twice?

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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find probability don't roll it at all or 1 time only.
not at all is (5/6)^8=0.2326
roll it once is 8*1/6*5/6^7, the 8 being the number of ways it can occur.
this probability is 0.3721
both are 0.6047
we want the complement of that, which is 1-0.6047=0.3953.