SOLUTION: Q) if you throw three dice,the probabilty of getting three sixes is 0.5%.the probability of getting no sixes is 57.9%.find the probabilty of getting q) fewer than 3 sixes b)atle

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Question 1142321: Q) if you throw three dice,the probabilty of getting three sixes is 0.5%.the probability of getting no sixes is 57.9%.find the probabilty of getting
q) fewer than 3 sixes
b)atleast one six
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(a) Getting fewer than 3 sixes means you get any outcome EXCEPT 3 sixes:
P(fewer than 3 sixes) = 1 - P(3 sixes)

(b) Getting at least one six means you get any outcome EXCEPT no sixes:
P(at least on six) = 1 - P(no sixes)