Cranky mower To start her old lawn mower, Rita has to pull a cord and hope for some

Chapter 6, Problem 98

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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.

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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:

 

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