MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
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Author: Amos Gilat
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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On the way to school, a student encounters a traffic light on Main Street. The student estimates that she will get stopped on 23% of school days. During a 5-day school week, what is the probability that she: (Round to 4 decimal places when necessary.)
(a) gets stopped for the first time on Wednesday?
(b) gets stopped at least once during the week?
(c) gets stopped everyday?
(d) gets stopped on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday?
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