document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1178255>Question 1178255</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When placed in a maze, a mouse has a 35% chance of finding the cheese at the end of the maze. What is the probability of the mouse finding the cheese<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) in three consecutive attempts?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) in three of four attempts?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A maze, 35% of finding the cheese at the end of the maze.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)	Finding the cheese 3 times in a row? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability of finding the end= 35% = (0.35 x 0. 35 x 0.35) x100 =4.2875 %<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability of not finding end=65%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)	3 or 4 attempts?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.353 + 0.354 =5.7881<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your answer to the first question is right; and you show the correct calculations.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your answer to the second question is not right; and you DON'T show your calculations, so we don't know what you did wrong.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you want to learn from using this forum, then re-post showing HOW you got your second answer and we can help you with learning the right way.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The point of this response is that on the first part you did exactly what we ask you to do: show your work.  It's unfortunate you didn't do the same thing for the second part.<br><BR>\n" );
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