SOLUTION: A room has three lightbulbs. Each one has a 10% probability of burning out within the month. Write the probability as a percentage rounded to one decimal place. What is the pro

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Question 1098112: A room has three lightbulbs. Each one has a 10% probability of burning out within the month. Write the probability as a percentage rounded to one decimal place.
What is the probability that at the end of the month at least one of the bulbs will be lit?

Answer by emathwizard(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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3 lightbulbs have a 10% probability of burning out, so there's a 30% probability of at least ONE of 3 burning out.