Pencil for MasonMason never has a pencil when test day rolls around. Because the classmates are tired of having tosupply pencils for Mason, only 15% of students will give Mason a pencil when asked. Today is testday and Mason begins asking randomly selected students for a pencil. Let Y = the number ofstudents Mason asks until he finds someone who will give him a pencil.a. Describe this probability distribution. Be sure to check the appropriate conditions.b. What is the probability that the third person asked is the first person who gives him a pencil?c. What is the probability that Mason gets a pencil by the third person he would ask?d. How many people should Mason expect to ask before getting a pencil?e. Should Mason be surprised if Mason didn't receive a pencil until he asked at least 10 people?Calculate a probability to justify your answer.f. Find the standard deviation for the distribution of the number of people he asks for a pencil beforefinding someone who will give him one.

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