document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1080048>Question 1080048</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An oil company had determined that the probability of finding oil at a particular drilling operation is 20%. What is the probability that it would drill six dry wells before finding oil at the seventh one? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #694275 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=694275\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is 0.8^6, the probability of 6 dry wells *0.2=0.0524 </SPAN>\n" );
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