BrainLab
Daniel is playing a dice game in which a dice is rolled 5 times. If a number turns up exactly 3 times then the game is won. Daniel has thrown the dice two times and got number 4 both times. What is the probability that Daniel will win the game ? (Note: the dice is an unbiased die with numbers 1 to 6)
(A) 1/216
(B) 75/216
(C) 80/216
(D) 90/216
(E) 100/216
Source: PerfectScores
In order to win, we need either
EXACTLY one more 4 or three of the same non-4 in a row. A lot of the "solutions" posted above ignore that word...
Four ways to win:
1. 4, not4, not4
1/6 * 5/6 * 5/6 = 25/216
2. not4, 4, not4
5/6 * 1/6 * 5/6 = 25/216
3. not4, not4, 4
5/6 * 5/6* 1/6 = 25/216
4. not4, samenot4, samenot4
5/6 * 1/6 * 1/6 = 5/216
25/216 + 25/216 + 25/216 + 5/216 = 80/216
Answer choice C.