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JEE Advanced · Mathematics · 32. Probability

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A fair die is tossed repeatedly until a six is obtained. Let \(X\) denotes the number of tosses required.Question:
The probability that \(X=3\) equals

  1. A
    \(\frac{25}{216}\)
  2. B
    \(\frac{25}{36}\)
  3. C
    \(\frac{5}{36}\)
  4. D
    \(\frac{125}{216}\)
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(A)
\(\frac{25}{216}\)

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\(P(X=3)=\frac{5}{6} \cdot \frac{5}{6} \cdot \frac{1}{6}=\frac{25}{216}\)
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