Raymond B. answered 03/27/24
Math, microeconomics or criminal justice
roll a fair die 7 times
what is the probability of exactly two 1's?
P(0 ones) =7C0 (5/6)^7
P(1 one) = 7C1(1/6)(5/6)^6
P(2 ones) = 7C2(1/6)^2(5/6)^5
= (7!/2!5!)(5^5)/(6^7)
= 21(3125)/279936
= about .234429
= 23.4429% probability of exactly 2 ones on 7 rolls of a fair die
or is that true? that's the probability of exactly 2 of a kind, 2 ones, 2 twos, 2 threes, 2 fours, 2 fives or 2 sixes in 7 rolls of the die. so should we divide by 6 to get just the probability of 2 ones? that would mean 23.4429/6 = .0390714
= 3.907% for exactly two ones