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A Bernoulli trial with success probability p = .2 is repeated independently 15 times. What is the probability that the second, fourth, and tenth of the tries wer successes, but all the other tries were failures? %3D vere

A Bernoulli trial with success probability p = .2 is repeated independently 15 times. What is the probability that the second, fourth, and tenth of the tries wer successes, but all the other tries were failures? %3D vere

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN:9780134753119
Author:Sheldon Ross
Publisher:Sheldon Ross
Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis
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19. A Bernoulli trial with success probability p independently 15 times. What is the probability that the second, fourth, and tenth of the tries were successes, but all the other tries were failures? (A) C(15,3)(.2)³(.8)12 (B) (.2)³ (C) (.2)³(.8)12 = .2 is repeated 3 v2 (D) 1- C(15, 12)(.2)³(.8)12 (E) C(15, 12)(.2)³(.8)12 (F) none of the above
Transcribed Image Text:19. A Bernoulli trial with success probability p independently 15 times. What is the probability that the second, fourth, and tenth of the tries were successes, but all the other tries were failures? (A) C(15,3)(.2)³(.8)12 (B) (.2)³ (C) (.2)³(.8)12 = .2 is repeated 3 v2 (D) 1- C(15, 12)(.2)³(.8)12 (E) C(15, 12)(.2)³(.8)12 (F) none of the above
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