A recruiting firm finds that 30% of the applicants for a certain industrial job have advanced training in computer programming. Applicants are selected at random from the pool and are interviewed sequentially. a. Find the probability that the first applicant having advanced training is found on the fifth interview. b. Find the probability that the third qualified applicant is found on the fifth interview, if the applicants are interviewed sequentially and at random.

A recruiting firm finds that 30% of the applicants for a certain industrial job have advanced training in computer programming. Applicants are selected at random from the pool and are interviewed sequentially. a. Find the probability that the first applicant having advanced training is found on the fifth interview. b. Find the probability that the third qualified applicant is found on the fifth interview, if the applicants are interviewed sequentially and at random.

College Algebra

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305115545

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter9: Counting And Probability

Section9.3: Binomial Probability

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