A master’s student, Mr Nkandimeng Ledwaba’s task this semester is to contact the Research Office at the University of Limpopo for support for the university’s National Research Fund (NRF). Studies conducted in South Africa and elsewhere, point out that the probability that each of the his calls is answered is 1/3. What will be the probability that the second call to be answered on one particular day is his sixth call?

A master’s student, Mr Nkandimeng Ledwaba’s task this semester is to contact the Research Office at the University of Limpopo for support for the university’s National Research Fund (NRF). Studies conducted in South Africa and elsewhere, point out that the probability that each of the his calls is answered is 1/3. What will be the probability that the second call to be answered on one particular day is his sixth call?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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