The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 13 - General Rules of Probability - Chapter 13 Exercises - Page 323: 13.47d

Answer

P(first double occurs on 4th toss) = 5/6 x 5/6 x 5/6 x 1/6 = $(5/6)^{3}$ x 1/6 P(first double occurs on 5th toss) = = $(5/6)^{4}$ x 1/6 P(first double occurs on kth toss) = = $(5/6)^{k-1}$ x 1/6

Work Step by Step

P(first double occurs on 4th toss) = 5/6 x 5/6 x 5/6 x 1/6 = $(5/6)^{3}$ x 1/6 P(first double occurs on 5th toss) = = $(5/6)^{4}$ x 1/6 P(first double occurs on kth toss) = = $(5/6)^{k-1}$ x 1/6
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