document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=998208>Question 998208</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that a fisherman has a 0.02 probability of catching a fish on any day he goes out fishing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the probability of him catching at least one fish during a 6 day period?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #616037 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=616037\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a fisherman has a <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.02 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.02\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > probability of catching a fish on any day he goes out fishing,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that fisherman has a <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.00-0.02=0.98 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.00-0.02=0.98\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > probability of not catching amy fish on any day he goes out fishing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Those would be the fisherman's probability of catching a fish and coming home empty handed each day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The probability for one day is independent of the probability for another day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we consider <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > consecutive days (and even if we considered any 6 random days),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the probability that the fisherman will come home empty handed each one of those <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > days is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.98%2A0.98%2A0.98%2A0.98%2A0.98%2A0.98=0.98%5E6=about0.89 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.98%2A0.98%2A0.98%2A0.98%2A0.98%2A0.98=0.98%5E6=about0.89\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(rounded). </SPAN>\n" );
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