A certain pack of collectible baseball cards has a 20% chance of containing an autographed baseball card. Jin decides to buy packs until he is able to obtain an autographed baseball card. What is the probability that Jin will get his first autographed baseball card on the 5th pack that he purchases?
A certain pack of collectible baseball cards has a 20% chance of containing an autographed baseball card. Jin decides to buy packs until he is able to obtain an autographed baseball card. What is the probability that Jin will get his first autographed baseball card on the 5th pack that he purchases?
Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
Problem 2C
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