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Cranky mower To start her old lawn mower, Rita has to pull a cord and hope for some
Chapter 6, Problem 98(choose chapter or problem)
Cranky mower To start her old lawn mower, Rita has to pull a cord and hope for some luck. On any particular pull, the mower has a 20% chance of starting.
(a) Find the probability that it takes her exactly 3 pulls to start the mower. Show your work.
(b) Find the probability that it takes her more than 10 pulls to start the mower. Show your work.
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QUESTION:
Cranky mower To start her old lawn mower, Rita has to pull a cord and hope for some luck. On any particular pull, the mower has a 20% chance of starting.
(a) Find the probability that it takes her exactly 3 pulls to start the mower. Show your work.
(b) Find the probability that it takes her more than 10 pulls to start the mower. Show your work.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 4
Given,
Chance of starting the mover on a particular pull,
Let, Y = number of pulls to start the mower.
Let’s determine the following probability: