A scientist hopes to launch a weather balloon on one of the next three mornings. For each morning, there is a 40% chance of suitable weather. What is the probability that there will be at least one morning

Ana Ban asked Jan 27, 2022

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Answer:

118/125

Explanation:

We can find first the probability that there isn’t suitable weather:

60/100 * 60/100 * 60/100 = 3/5 * 3/5 * 3/5 = 27/125

now we have just to do this operation

125/125 - 27/125 = 118/125

PnP answered Feb 1, 2022

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