SOLUTION: when a golfer plays any hole,he will take 3 ,4,5,6,7 strokes with probabilities of 1/10,1/5,2/5,1/5,1/10 respectively and he never takes more than 7 strokes.find the probability of

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Question 337603: when a golfer plays any hole,he will take 3 ,4,5,6,7 strokes with probabilities of 1/10,1/5,2/5,1/5,1/10 respectively and he never takes more than 7 strokes.find the probability of the following events
a)scoring 4 on each of the first three holes
b)scoring3,4,5(in that order)on the first three holes
c)scoring a total of 28 for the first four holes
d)scoring a total of 10 for the first three holes
e)scoring a total of 20 for the first three holes.

Answer by shabbirhasnain(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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a) 1/5 * 1/5 * 1/5 equals to 1/125
b) 1/10 * 1/5 * 2/5 equals to 1/125
c) 1/10 * 1/10 * 1/10 * 1/10 equals to 1/10000