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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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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