Which of the following situations is follows a geometric distribution? Explain your reasoning. counting the number of hearts when 13 cards are dealt from a deck predicting the waiting time when standing in line at a bank calculating the probability of a prize being won within the first 3 tries

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Which of the following situations is follows a geometric distribution?
Explain your reasoning.

  1. counting the number of hearts when 13 cards are dealt from a deck
  2. predicting the waiting time when standing in line at a bank
  3. calculating the probability of a prize being won within the first 3 tries

 

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