SOLUTION: Slips of paper numbered 1 through 10 are placed into a bag. What is the probability of drawing the number 10 three times in a row if a slip is drawn at random and then replaced?

Question 773192: Slips of paper numbered 1 through 10 are placed into a bag. What is the probability of drawing the number 10 three times in a row if a slip is drawn at random and then replaced?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Slips of paper numbered 1 through 10 are placed into a bag. What is the probability of drawing the number 10 three times in a row if a slip is drawn at random and then replaced?
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P(draw a 10) = 1/10
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P(draw a 10 ten times with replacement) = (1/10)^10 = 1/10000000000
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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