Suppose that 5 minutes ago the process has entered state 4, and it is still in the same state. What is the probability that the next two transitions are into states 5 and 6 respectively?

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Consider a Birth and Death process with states 0, 1, ..., 9, 10. All the birth rates are 2 per minute, and all the death rates are 4 per minute.
Suppose that 5 minutes ago the process has entered state 4, and it is still in the same state. What is the probability that the next two transitions are
into states 5 and 6 respectively?
A. 0.082
В. О.111
С. 0.444
OD. 0.222
O E. 0.714
Transcribed Image Text:Consider a Birth and Death process with states 0, 1, ..., 9, 10. All the birth rates are 2 per minute, and all the death rates are 4 per minute. Suppose that 5 minutes ago the process has entered state 4, and it is still in the same state. What is the probability that the next two transitions are into states 5 and 6 respectively? A. 0.082 В. О.111 С. 0.444 OD. 0.222 O E. 0.714
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