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Unit 4 – Probability, Random Variables, and Probability Distributions
Topic 4.12
If a geometric random variable has a probability of success of 0.3 on each trial, what is the probability of needing exactly 5 trials to achieve the first success?
(0.7)^4 * 0.7
(0.7)^5 * 0.7
(0.7)^4 * 0.3
(0.7)^5 * 0.3
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