SOLUTION: A cereal worker places a game piece in its cereal boxes. The probability of winning a prize in the game is one in four. Find the probability that you win your first prize with your

SOLUTION: A cereal worker places a game piece in its cereal boxes. The probability of winning a prize in the game is one in four. Find the probability that you win your first prize with your

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Question 871976: A cereal worker places a game piece in its cereal boxes. The probability of winning a prize in the game is one in four. Find the probability that you win your first prize with your first, second, or third purchase.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p(a prize winning game) = .25 (Each box has a game piece)
P(winning first prize with your first, second, or third purchase) = .25+.25+.25
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