Question 13 Marks
A die is thrown 6 times. If ‘getting an odd number’ is a success, find the probability of 5 successes.
Answer
View full question & answer→Let X = number of successes, i.e. number of odd numbers.
p = probability of getting an odd number in a single throw of a die
$\therefore p =\frac{3}{6}=\frac{1}{2}$ and $q =1- p =1-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{2}$
Given: n = 6
$\therefore X \sim B\left(6, \frac{1}{2}\right)$
The p.m.f. of X is given by
$p( X = x )={ }^n C_x p^x q^{n-x}$
i.e. $p ( x )={ }^6 C_x\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^x\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{6-x}$
$={ }^6 C_x\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^6, x =0,1,2, \ldots, 6$
P(5 successes) = P[X = 5]
$=p(5)={ }^6 C_5\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^6$
$={ }^6 C_1 \times \frac{1}{64} \quad \ldots \ldots .\left[\because{ }^n C_x={ }^n C_{n-x}\right]$
$=\frac{6}{64}=\frac{3}{32}$
Hence, the probability of 5 successes is $\frac{3}{32}$
p = probability of getting an odd number in a single throw of a die
$\therefore p =\frac{3}{6}=\frac{1}{2}$ and $q =1- p =1-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{2}$
Given: n = 6
$\therefore X \sim B\left(6, \frac{1}{2}\right)$
The p.m.f. of X is given by
$p( X = x )={ }^n C_x p^x q^{n-x}$
i.e. $p ( x )={ }^6 C_x\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^x\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{6-x}$
$={ }^6 C_x\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^6, x =0,1,2, \ldots, 6$
P(5 successes) = P[X = 5]
$=p(5)={ }^6 C_5\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^6$
$={ }^6 C_1 \times \frac{1}{64} \quad \ldots \ldots .\left[\because{ }^n C_x={ }^n C_{n-x}\right]$
$=\frac{6}{64}=\frac{3}{32}$
Hence, the probability of 5 successes is

