SOLUTION: A person draws a card from a pack of playing cards, replaces it and shuffles the pack. He continues doing this until he picks a spade. The chances that he stops after the third att

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Question 903432: A person draws a card from a pack of playing cards, replaces it and shuffles the pack. He continues doing this until he picks a spade. The chances that he stops after the third attempt is?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
replaces it ...
P(spade on 3rd try) =

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