JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Paper (Held On 12-Jan-2019 Morning)

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    In a random experiment, a fair die is rolled until two fours are obtained in succession. The probability that the experiment will end in the fifth throw of the die is equal to [JEE Main Online Paper Held On 12-Jan-2019 Morning]

    A) \[\frac{150}{{{6}^{5}}}\]                                           

    B) \[\frac{225}{{{6}^{5}}}\]

    C) \[\frac{175}{{{6}^{5}}}\]                               

    D)   \[\frac{200}{{{6}^{5}}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Let p be the success that die turns up 4. \[\therefore \]\[p=\frac{1}{6},q=\frac{5}{6}.\]Here n = 5 \[\therefore \]Required probability \[={{\left( \frac{5}{6} \right)}^{3}}{{\left( \frac{1}{6} \right)}^{2}}{{+}^{2}}{{C}_{1}}{{\left( \frac{5}{6} \right)}^{2}}{{\left( \frac{1}{6} \right)}^{3}}\] \[=\frac{1}{{{6}^{5}}}({{5}^{3}}+2\times {{5}^{2}})=\frac{175}{{{6}^{5}}}\]


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