1. A youth camp counselor has 2 kites. The probability an attempt to get the kite to fly is successful equals 0.125 (or 1/8). This probability is identical for each attempt. Give numeric answers. (a) What is the probability the counselor needs more than 6 attempts to get one kite to fly? (b) What is the probability the counselor needs 10 or fewer attempts to get one kite to fly? (c) What is the probability the counselor needs exactly 12 attempts to get both kits to fly?
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