A bowl contains 10 balls, of which 4 are red and 6 are white. Balls are randomly selected from the bowl until five red balls have been selected. Let X be the number of white balls drawn before the fourth red ball is selected.  Calculate the Pr(X=6)

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A bowl contains 10 balls, of which 4 are red and 6 are white. Balls are randomly selected from the bowl until five red balls have been selected. Let X be the number of white balls drawn before the fourth red ball is selected. 

Calculate the Pr(X=6)

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