Suppose that 71% of the surface of the Earth is covered in water, and a random number generator uses latitude and longitude to select a random location on the Earth. If 6 such locations are generated, what is the probability that all 6 locations are in water? 0.0006

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Suppose that 71% of the surface of the Earth is covered in water, and a random number generator uses latitude and longitude to select a random location on the Earth. If 6 such locations are generated, what is the probability that all 6 locations are in water?

0.0006
0.1281
0.8719
0.9994
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Suppose that 71% of the surface of the Earth is covered in water, and a random number generator uses latitude and longitude to select a random location on the Earth. If 6 locations are generated, what is the probability that at least 1 of those locations is over land?

0.0006
0.1281
0.8719
0.9994
 
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