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Problem 4 (9 pts) For an experiment consisting of a sequence of independent trials, the probability of success of each trial is $p$. (a) (3 pts) If the probability of observing 3 failures before 2 successes is 0.1345662, verify that $p = 0.35$. (b) (3 pts) If there are 10 trials and $p = 0.4$, and let $X = $ number of successes, what is $V(X)$? (c) (3 pts) If $p = 0.9$, and we repeat the trials until we observe a success, what is the probability that we observed less than 3 failures?

          Problem 4 (9 pts)
For an experiment consisting of a sequence of independent trials, the probability of success of each trial is $p$.
(a) (3 pts) If the probability of observing 3 failures before 2 successes is 0.1345662, verify that $p = 0.35$.
(b) (3 pts) If there are 10 trials and $p = 0.4$, and let $X = $ number of successes, what is $V(X)$?
(c) (3 pts) If $p = 0.9$, and we repeat the trials until we observe a success, what is the probability that we
observed less than 3 failures?

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Problem 4 (9 pts)
For an experiment consisting of a sequence of independent trials, the probability of success of each trial is p.
(a) (3 pts) If the probability of observing 3 failures before 2 successes is 0.1345662, verify that p = 0.35.
(b) (3 pts) If there are 10 trials and p = 0.4, and let X = number of successes, what is V(X)?
(c) (3 pts) If p = 0.9, and we repeat the trials until we observe a success, what is the probability that we
observed less than 3 failures?

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Step 1: The probability of observing 3 failures before 2 successes is given by the following formula: $$P(3F, 2S) = \frac{(1-p)^3p^2}{1-(1-p)^3p^2}$$ where p is the probability of success. Show more…

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Problem 4 (9 pts) For an experiment consisting of a sequence of independent trials, the probability of success of each trial is p. (a) (3 pts) If the probability of observing 3 failures before 2 successes is 0.1345662, verify that p = 0.35. (b) (3 pts) If there are 10 trials and p = 0.4, and let X = number of successes, what is V(X)? 3 (c) (3 pts) If p = 0.9, and we repeat the trials until we observe a success, what is the probability that we observe less than 3 failures?

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