SOLUTION: A fair die is tossed five times.What is the probability of obtaining EXACTLY three 3's? SHOW WORK.

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Question 455018: A fair die is tossed five times.What is the probability of obtaining EXACTLY three 3's? SHOW WORK.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A fair die is tossed five times.What is the probability of obtaining EXACTLY three 3's?
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Binomial Problem with n = 5 and p = 1/6
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P(x = 3) = 5C3(1/6)^3(5/6)^2 = binompdf(5,1/6,3) = 0.0322
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Stan H.
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