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What is the probability of getting at least one 6 in four rolls of a fair die? Give a decimal. (Is the even-money bet on this favorable?)

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  1. Use the complement: no 6 in four rolls.
  2. $1 - (5/6)^4$.

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0.5177 (± 0.005)

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