I have a 6-sided die. How many times minimum should I throw this die in order to be (there are 24 nines after the decimal point) certain that I will throw at least one ?
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The probability of not getting a 6 after n throws is q = ( 6 5 ) n . Therefore, the probability of getting at least a 6 after n throws is p = 1 − q = 1 − ( 6 5 ) n . Then we have:
p 1 − ( 6 5 ) n ⟹ ( 6 5 ) n n ( lo g 1 0 5 − lo g 1 0 6 ) ≥ 0 . # of 9s = 2 6 9 9 9 ⋯ 9 9 9 ≥ 1 − 1 0 − 2 6 ≤ 1 0 − 2 6 ≤ − 2 6 Taking lo g 1 0 both sides
⟹ n n ≥ lo g 1 0 6 − lo g 1 0 5 2 6 ≈ 3 2 8 . 3 6 1 = 3 2 9