Santa’s sleigh is pulled by Rudolph and eight other reindeer. Rudolph always has a red nose whereas each of the other eight reindeer has a red nose if and only if they have a cold. The events that the reindeer catch cold are mutually independent; at any time, each reindeer has a cold with probability 1/4. Using the law of total probability, or otherwise, determine the probability that a randomly-chosen reindeer has a red nose.

Santa’s sleigh is pulled by Rudolph and eight other reindeer. Rudolph always has a red nose whereas each of the other eight reindeer has a red nose if and only if they have a cold. The events that the reindeer catch cold are mutually independent; at any time, each reindeer has a cold with probability 1/4. Using the law of total probability, or otherwise, determine the probability that a randomly-chosen reindeer has a red nose.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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