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MHT CET · Maths · Probability

An experiment succeeds twice as often as it fails. Then the probability, that in the next 6 trials there will be atleast 4 successes, is

  1. A \(\frac{1}{729}\)
  2. B \(\frac{496}{729}\)
  3. C \(\frac{233}{729}\)
  4. D \(\frac{491}{729}\)
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(B) \(\frac{496}{729}\)

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Experiment succeeds twice as often as it fails.
\(\therefore\) According to the given condition, if ' \(\mathrm{p}\) ' is success and ' \(q\) ' is failure, then \(p=2 q\)
\(\therefore \mathrm{p}+\mathrm{q}=1 \Rightarrow 2 \mathrm{q}+\mathrm{q}=1 \)
\( \Rightarrow \mathrm{q}=\frac{1}{3} \text { and } \mathrm{p}=\frac{2}{3}\)
Here, \(\mathrm{n}=6\)
Let \(\mathrm{X}\) be the random variable
\(
\therefore \mathrm{X} \sim \mathrm{B}(\mathrm{n}, \mathrm{p})
\)
\(\therefore\) Required probability
\(
\begin{aligned}
& =\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X} \geq 4) \\
& =\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=4)+\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=5)+\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=6) \\
& ={ }^6 \mathrm{C}_4 \mathrm{p}^4 \mathrm{q}^2+{ }^6 \mathrm{C}_5 \mathrm{p}^5 \mathrm{q}+{ }^6 \mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{p}^6 \\
& =15 \times\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^4\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^2+6\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^5\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)+\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^6 \\
& =\frac{496}{729}
\end{aligned}
\)
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