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A pair of dice is thrown 7 times. If getting a total of 7 is considered a success, what is the probability of getting at most 6 successes?


Using Bernoulli’s Trial P(Success=x) = nCx.px.q(n-x)


x=0, 1, 2, ………n and q = (1-p), here n = 7


As we know that the favourable outcomes of getting at most 6 success are, successes will be, getting a total of 7 is success, i.e.,


We can get 7 by, (1,6), (2,5), (3,4), (4,3), (5,2), (6,1)


, p = ,q =


The probability of success is and of failure is also



the probability of getting at most 6 successes =


P(0)+P(1)+P(2)+P(3)+P(4)+P(5)+P(6) = 1-P(7)


1 – 7C7()7()0


1 - ()7

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