A drunken pirate stands in the center of a ship's deck. Every second the pirate moves right or left only. Every second the pirate moves to the right with a probability of 0.1 The steps are independent of each other. The edge of the deck is 5 steps away from the pirate. What is the chance that the pirate will fall off the ship after exactly 5 seconds?

A drunken pirate stands in the center of a ship's deck. Every second the pirate moves right or left only. Every second the pirate moves to the right with a probability of 0.1 The steps are independent of each other. The edge of the deck is 5 steps away from the pirate. What is the chance that the pirate will fall off the ship after exactly 5 seconds?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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