At Fontaine Lake Camp on Lake Athabasca in northern Canada, history shows that about 37% of the
Question:
At Fontaine Lake Camp on Lake Athabasca in northern Canada, history shows that about 37% of the guests catch lake trout over 20 pounds on a 4-day fishing trip. Let n be a random variable that represents the first trip to Fontaine Lake Camp on which a guest catches a lake trout over 20 pounds.
(a) Write out a formula for the probability distribution of the random variable n.
P(n) =
(b) Find the probability that a guest catches a lake trout weighing at least 20 pounds for the first time on trip number 3. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
(c) Find the probability that it takes more than three trips for a guest to catch a lake trout weighing at least 20 pounds. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
(d) What is the expected number of fishing trips that must be taken to catch the first lake trout over 20 pounds? Hint: Use ? for the geometric distribution and round. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
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Understandable Statistics Concepts And Methods
ISBN: 9781337119917
12th Edition
Authors: Charles Henry Brase, Corrinne Pellillo Brase