Q. If a fair die is rolled 7 times, what is the probability, to the nearest thousandth, of getting exactly o fours?Answer:
Understand the problem: Understand the problem.We need to calculate the probability of not rolling a 4 in any of the 7 rolls of a fair six-sided die.
Calculate single roll probability: Calculate the probability of not rolling a four on a single roll.A fair die has six sides, so the probability of rolling any specific number, like a four, is 61. Therefore, the probability of not rolling a four is 65.
Calculate probability in all rolls: Calculate the probability of not rolling a four in all seven rolls.Since each roll is independent, we multiply the probability of the event not happening in a single roll by itself seven times.(65)7
Perform the calculation: Perform the calculation.(65)7≈0.279
Round the result: Round the result to the nearest thousandth.The probability, to the nearest thousandth, of not rolling a four in seven rolls is approximately 0.279.