Picky randomly barks only 40% of the time as strangers pass by the house. Loomi randomly barks 30% of the time.  Assume this is a Bernoulli Random process and that strangers pass the house one-by-one.  Suppose Picky and Loomi are both on guard, what is the average number of strangers to hear the 1st bark? avoid rounding off. (4 significant figures)

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Picky randomly barks only 40% of the time as strangers pass by the house. Loomi randomly barks 30% of the time.  Assume this is a Bernoulli Random process and that strangers pass the house one-by-one. 

Suppose Picky and Loomi are both on guard, what is the average number of strangers to hear the 1st bark? avoid rounding off. (4 significant figures)

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