Suppose that $30 \%$ of the applicants for a certain industrial job possess advanced training in computer programming. Applicants are interviewed sequentially and are selected at random from the pool. Find the probability that the first applicant with advanced training in programming is found on the fifth interview.
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The first four applicants do not have advanced training in computer programming. The probability of this happening is $(1-0.3)^4 = 0.7^4$. Show more…
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