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On the morning of day 1, Suzy began her tracking tour. She plans to return home at the end of the first day on which it rains. If for the first three days of the tour, the probability of rain on each day is 0.25, what is the probability that Suzy will return home at the end of the day 3?

(A) 1/8
(B) 9/64
(C) 27/64
(D) 37/64
(E) 1/64

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02 Oct 2018, 05:54
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On the morning of day 1, Suzy began her tracking tour. She plans to return home at the end of the first day on which it rains. If for the first three days of the tour, the probability of rain on each day is 0.25, what is the probability that Suzy will return home at the end of the day 3?

(A) 1/8
(B) 9/64
(C) 27/64
(D) 37/64
(E) 1/64

p(rain) = $$\frac{25}{100}$$
p(suzy will return at the end of third day ) = $$\frac{75}{100}$$ *$$\frac{75}{100}$$ * $$\frac{25}{100}$$ = $$\frac{9}{64}$$
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