SOLUTION: A single die is tossed eleven times. Find the probability that exactly five of the tosses show a "one".

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Question 254859: A single die is tossed eleven times. Find the probability that exactly five of the tosses show a "one".
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A single die is tossed eleven times. Find the probability that exactly five of the tosses show a "one".
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It's a binomial problem with n=11, p=1/6, x = 5
P(x=5) = 11C5(1/6)^5*(5/6)^6 = binompdf(11,1/6,5) = 0.0199
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Stan H.