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Question : 22 of 29
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A die is thrown again and again until three sixes are obtained. Find the probability of obtaining the third six in the sixth throw of the die.
Solution:  
p = probability of success = 16\frac{1}{6} , q = probability of failure = 56\frac{5}{6}
Third six comes at the 6th throw so the remaining two sixes can appear in any of the previous 5 throws.
Probability of obtaining 2 sixes in 5 throws
=  5C2×16×16×125216\,{}^{5}C_{2} \times \frac{1}{6}\times \frac{1}{6}\times \frac{125}{216}
6th throw definitely gives six with probability = 16\frac{1}{6}
Required Probability
= 125216×36\frac{125}{216 \times 36} × 10 × 16\frac{1}{6}
= 62523328\frac{625}{23328}
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