document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1155410>Question 1155410</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a procedure meets all of the conditions of a binomial distribution except the number of trials is not​ fixed, then the geometric distribution can be used. The probability of getting the first success on the xth trial is given by <BR>\n" );
document.write( "​P(x)equals=p left parenthesis 1 minus p right parenthesis Superscript x minus 1p(1−p)x−1​, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "where p is the probability of success on any one trial. Subjects are randomly selected for a health survey. The probability that someone is a universal donor​ (with group O and type Rh negative​ blood) is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.060.06. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the probability that the first subject to be a universal blood donor is the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "fifthfifth <BR>\n" );
document.write( "person selected. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #777977 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=777977\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is 0.94^4*0.06=0.0468 </SPAN>\n" );
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