SOLUTION: A six-sided number cube is tossed 8 times. What is the probability that at least 3 of the tosses will result in a four? Express the answer rounded to the nearest thousandth.

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Question 231953: A six-sided number cube is tossed 8 times. What is the probability that at least 3 of the tosses will result in a four? Express the answer rounded to the nearest thousandth.
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A six-sided number cube is tossed 8 times. What is the probability that at least 3 of the tosses will result in a four? Express the answer rounded to the nearest thousandth.
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It's a binomial problem with n=8, p= 1/6, 3<=x<=8
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Ans: 1 - binomcdf(8,1/6,2) = 0.135
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Stan H.