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counting and probability senior

Problem

A fair die is rolled six times. The probability of rolling at least a five at least five times is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
The probability of rolling at least a five on any one roll is . If there are exactly fives or sixes rolled, there are ways to pick which of the rolls are the fives and sixes, and so the probability in this case is . If there are exactly fives or sixes rolled, then there is only one way to pick which of the rolls are fives and sixes, so the probability in this case is . Therefore, the total probability is .
Final answer
A