NCERT Class XII Mathematics Chapter - - Solutions

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Question : 78
Total: 101
Find the probability of getting 5 exactly twice in 7 throws of a die.
Solution:  
Let p be the probability of success that is getting 5 =
1
6

⇒q=1−p=1−
1
6
=
5
6

Let X has a binomial distribution with n=7,p=
1
6
,q=
5
6

∴ P(getting 5 exactly twice) = P(X = 2) =7C2q5p2
=
7×6
2×1
×(
5
6
)
5
(
1
6
)
2

=
7
12
(
5
6
)
5
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