Question

A six-sided fair die is rolled 4 times in a row. The probability of getting a 4 only on the last trial is ?

Answer 1

my guess was 4/6 but i got it wrong

Answer 2

Chica, why would it be 4/6? o.o

Answer 3

i dont know, i guessed

Answer 4

you got to work out the scenario its

not 4, not 4 , not 4, 4

Answer 5

you were on the right track but I'm afraid you got a brain fart.

Answer 6

P(4) = 1/6 , P(not 4) = 5/6

multiply these probabilities

Answer 7

the throws are independent of each other so the probs are multiplied

required probability = 5/6 * 5/6 * 5/6 * 1/6

Answer 8

0.96....

Answer 9

125/1296 or 0.096

Answer 10

ok

Answer 11

yw

Answer 12

thanks