A driver is eagerly eyeing a precious parking space some distance down the street. There are three cars in front of the driver, each of which having a probability 0.25 of taking the space. What is the probability that the car immediately ahead of the driver will enter the parking space?

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A driver is eagerly eyeing a precious parking space
some distance down the street. There are three cars in
front of the driver, each of which having a probability
0.25 of taking the space. What is the probability that
the car immediately ahead of the driver will enter the
parking space?
Transcribed Image Text:A driver is eagerly eyeing a precious parking space some distance down the street. There are three cars in front of the driver, each of which having a probability 0.25 of taking the space. What is the probability that the car immediately ahead of the driver will enter the parking space?
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