In a shooting competition, if a participant hits the target he gets 5 points, and if he misses he loses 2 points. Each participant must shoot three times and probability to hit the target once for all participants is approximately equal to 0,7. How many points a participant most likely will get after 7. three shots?

In a shooting competition, if a participant hits the target he gets 5 points, and if he misses he loses 2 points. Each participant must shoot three times and probability to hit the target once for all participants is approximately equal to 0,7. How many points a participant most likely will get after 7. three shots?

College Algebra

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305115545

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter9: Counting And Probability

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 14T: An unbalanced coin is weighted so that the probability of heads is 0.55. The coin is tossed ten...

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Determine if the statement is true or false. If the statement is false, then correct it and make it true. If the probability that you will graduate is 0.63, then the probability that you will not graduate is -0.63.
Determine if the statement is true or false. If the statement is false, then correct it and make it true. If the probability of a couple of five girls is 132, then the probability of having five boys is 3132.
Assume that the probability that an airplane engine will fail during a torture test is 12and that the aircraft in question has 4 engines. Find the probability that all engines will survive the test.
Find the probability of each event. Getting 2 red eggs in a single scoop from a bucket containing 5 red eggs and 7 yellow eggs
On a game show, a contestant is given the digits 3, 4, and 5 to arrange in the proper order to form the price of an appliance. If the contestant is correct, he or she wins the appliance. What is the probability of winning when the contestant knows that the price is at least $400?
An unbalanced coin is weighted so that the probability of heads is 0.55. The coin is tossed ten times. (a) What is the probability of getting exactly 6 heads? (b) What is the probability of getting fewer than 3 heads?