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Question 635427: Suppose that an experiment is repeated four times. A certain event has probability 1/10 in a single repetition of the experiment. What is the probability that it never occurs?
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Hi,
Suppose that an experiment is repeated four times.
A certain event has probability 1/10 in a single repetition of the experiment.
P = nCx* p%5Ex%2Aq%5E%28n-x%29 where p and q are the probabilities of success and failure respectively.
In this case p = .1 and q = .9 , n = 4
P(x = 0) = %28.9%29%5E4 | nCx = n%21%2F%28x%21%28n-x%29%21%29=+4C0+=+1