For An observer stands at an overpass of a highway and counts the vehicles that pass by. He stops counting when he sees two red cars. The proportion of cars which are red is 0.05. Let X be the number of cars counted. What is the probability that 10 cars will be counted? A. 0.0165 B. 0.0988 C. 0.1095 D. 0.0823 E. None of the Above
For An observer stands at an overpass of a highway and counts the vehicles that pass by. He stops counting when he sees two red cars. The proportion of cars which are red is 0.05. Let X be the number of cars counted. What is the probability that 10 cars will be counted? A. 0.0165 B. 0.0988 C. 0.1095 D. 0.0823 E. None of the Above
Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
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For An observer stands at an overpass of a highway and counts the vehicles that pass by. He stops counting when he sees two red cars. The proportion of cars which are red is 0.05. Let X be the number of cars counted.
What is the probability that 10 cars will be counted?
A. 0.0165
B. 0.0988
C. 0.1095
D. 0.0823
E. None of the Above
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