SOLUTION: There is a 30% chance that Jerry will have to wait for the bus for more than five minutes to go to office. What is the probability that he does not wait for more than five minutes

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Question 1079655: There is a 30% chance that Jerry will have to wait for the bus for more than five minutes to go to office. What is the probability that he does not wait for more than five minutes all 5 days this week?
Options are:
about 10.45% |
about 16.81% |
about 32.56% |
about 24.73% |
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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There is a 30% chance that Jerry will have to wait for the bus for more than five minutes to go to office. What is the probability that he does not wait for more than five minutes all 5 days this week?
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P(NOT have to wait) = 0.7
Ans: P(not wait 5 days) = 0.7^5 = 16.81%
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Options are:
about 10.45% |
about 16.81% |
about 32.56% |
about 24.73% |