SOLUTION: Find the requested probability.What is the probability that 15 rolls of a fair die will show three fives?

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Question 817927: Find the requested probability.What is the probability that 15 rolls of a fair die will show three fives?
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Find the requested probability.What is the probability that 15 rolls of a fair die will show three fives?
Binomial Problem with n = 15 and P(5) = 1/6
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P(x = 3) = 15C3(1/6)^3*(5/6)^12 = binompdf(15,1/6,3) = 0.2363
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Stan H.
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