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QJEEM20Ma767e: JEE Main 2020 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM20Ma767e Solution: Four fair dice are thrown independently 27 times. Then the…

Four fair dice are thrown independently 27 times. Then the expected number of times, at least two dice show up a three or a five, is _________.

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4 dice are independently thrown. Each die has probability to show 3 or 5 is

P=26=13P = {2 \over 6} = {1 \over 3}

∴\therefore q=1−13=23q = 1 - {1 \over 3} = {2 \over 3} (not showing 3 or 5)

Experiment is performed with 4 dices independently

∴\therefore Their binomial distribution is

(q+p)4=(q)4+4C1q3p+4C2q2p2+4C3qp3+4C4P4{(q + p)^4} = {(q)^4} + {}^4{C_1}{q^3}p + {}^4{C_2}{q^2}{p^2} + {}^4{C_3}q{p^3} + {}^4{C_4}{P^4}

∴\therefore In one throw of each dice probability of showing 3 or 5 at least twice is

= p4+4C3qp3+4C2q2p2{p^4} + {}^4{C_3}q{p^3} + {}^4{C_2}{q^2}{p^2}

=3381= {{33} \over {81}}

Given such experiment performed 27 times

∴\therefore So expected outcomes = np

= 3381×27{{33} \over {81}} \times 27

= 11

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