Shomee is rolling a die repeatedly. What is the probability that a six will emerge for the first time on the fifth roll? What is the expected number of rolls to get the first six and what is the standard deviation of the number of rolls?

Shomee is rolling a die repeatedly. What is the probability that a six will emerge for the first time on the fifth roll? What is the expected number of rolls to get the first six and what is the standard deviation of the number of rolls?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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