A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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Suppose
George
wins
38​%
of all
thumb wars.
​(a) What is the probability that
George
wins
two
thumb wars
in a​ row?
​(b) What is the probability that
George
wins
four
thumb wars
in a​ row?
​(c) When events are​ independent, their complements are independent as well. Use this result to determine the probability that
George
wins
four
thumb wars
in a​ row, but
does not win
five
in a row.
​(a) The probability that
George
wins
two
thumb wars
in a row is
nothing.
​(Round to four decimal places as​ needed.)
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