document.write( "Question 245001: A car salesman has been selling cars at the local dealership for the past 15 years. He knows that he has a .17 chance of selling a car to any person he shows a car to. Out of the next three customers he shows a car to, what is the probability he will sell a car to only the last two customers? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #179116 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A car salesman has been selling cars at the local dealership for the past 15 years. He knows that he has a .17 chance of selling a car to any person he shows a car to. Out of the next three customers he shows a car to, what is the probability he will sell a car to only the last two customers? \n" ); document.write( "------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Assuming the sales results are independent, \n" ); document.write( "P(no,no,yes) = (0.83)(0.83)(0.17) = 0.117 \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |