Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 285: 25c

Answer

$P(three~strikes~in~a~row~then~not~strike)=0.0189$

Work Step by Step

$30$% $=0.3$ $P(strike)=0.3$ The event "not strike" is the complement of "strike". So, we use the Complement Rule (see page 275): $P(not~strike)=1-P(strike)=1-0.3=0.7$ Using the Multiplication Rule (see page 282): $P(three~strikes~in~a~row~then~not~strike)=P(strike~1)\times P(strike~2)\times P(strike~3)\times P(not~strike~4)=0.3\times0.3\times0.3\times0.7=0.0189$
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