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If the cafeteria on BU's campus serves ice cream only 15% of the time, what is the probability that the cafeteria will serve ice cream for 4 days in a row?

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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