document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=628947>Question 628947</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Brian a landscape architect submitted a bid on each of three home landscaping projects.  He estimates that the probabilities of winning the bid on Project A, Project B, and Project C are .7, .6, .5 respectively.  Also the probability of winning a bid on one of the three projects is independent of winning or losing the bids on the other two projects.  Find the probability that Brian will:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Win all 3 bids<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Win Exactly two of the bids<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Win exactly one bid </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Win all 3 bids::: 0.7*0.6*0.5 = 0.21<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Win Exactly two of the bids::: 0.7*0.6*0.5 + 0.6*0.3*0.5 + 0.5*0.7*0.4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 0.21 +  0.09 + 0.14 = 0.44<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Win exactly one bid::: 0.7*0.4*0.5 + 0.6*0.3*0.5 + 0.5*0.3*04 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 0.14 + 0.09 + 0.06 = 0.29<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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