Assume that you are playing a game in which you pull a lever and a light comes on.  The light will be either red or green.  Assume that on any given pull of the lever, P(Red Light) = .40 and P(Green Light) = .60.  Find the probability that in pulling the lever 5 times that you will get your 3rd Green Light on the 5th pull of the lever.

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  1. Assume that you are playing a game in which you pull a lever and a light comes on.  The light will be either red or green.  Assume that on any given pull of the lever, P(Red Light) = .40 and P(Green Light) = .60.  Find the probability that in pulling the lever 5 times that you will get your 3rd Green Light on the 5th pull of the lever.  
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