U can throw the dice atmost n times

I want to get 1 1 in at most n n throws of a regular dice. What is the least value of n n so that the probability of getting 1 1 is more than 1 2 \frac{1}{2} ?

5 3 6 7 4

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1 solution

Abhinav Sinha
Mar 13, 2018

Probability of getting 1 1 in 1 s t t h r o w = 1 6 1^{st} throw = \frac{1}{6} .

Probability of getting 1 1 in 2 n d t h r o w = 2^{nd} throw = Probability of not getting 1 1 in 1 s t t h r o w 1^{st} throw X Probability of getting 1 1 in 2 n d t h r o w = 5 6 . 1 6 2^{nd} throw = \frac{5}{6}.\frac{1}{6} .

Similarly Probability of getting 1 1 in 3 r d t h r o w = 5 6 . 5 6 . 1 6 3^{rd} throw = \frac{5}{6}.\frac{5}{6}.\frac{1}{6} .

Similarly Probability of getting 1 1 in n t h t h r o w = ( 5 6 ) n 1 . 1 6 n^{th} throw = {(\frac{5}{6})}^{n-1}.\frac{1}{6} .

\therefore Final Probability of getting 1 = 1 6 . ( 1 + 5 6 + ( 5 6 ) 2 + . . . . . . . . . + ( 5 6 ) n 1 ) = 1 ( 5 6 ) n 1 = \frac{1}{6}.(1+\frac{5}{6}+(\frac{5}{6})^{2}+ .........+(\frac{5}{6})^{n-1}) = 1 - (\frac{5}{6})^{n} .

Given, Final Probability > 1 2 1 ( 5 6 ) n > 0.5 ( 5 6 ) n < 0.5 \gt \frac{1}{2} \implies 1 - (\frac{5}{6})^{n} \gt 0.5 \implies (\frac{5}{6})^{n} \lt 0.5 .

We find n = 4 n = 4 as the least for this condition.

Hence answer = 4 = 4

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