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Denzil has a four sided spinner.

The sides of the spinner are numbered 1,2,3,4.

The spinner is biased.

The probability of the spinner landing on 1 is 0.3. The probability of it landing on 3 is x and it landing on 4 is 0.1.

If Denzil spins the spinner 3 times, what is the probability of getting 3 successive 1's?

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Answer:

The probability of getting 3 successive 1's from spinning the spinner 3 times = 0.027

Explanation:

The spinner has 4 sides, 1,2,3 and 4

The probability of landing on a 1 = P(1) = 0.3

The probability of landing on a 2 = P(2) = It isn't given

The probability of landing on a 3 = P(3) = x

The probability of landing on a 4 = P(4) = 0.1

If Denzil spins the spinner 3 times, what is the probability of getting 3 successive 1's?

Noting that each spin is independent from one another, the probability of getting 3 successive 1's from spinning the spinner 3 times is given as

P(1) × P(1) × P(1) = 0.3 × 0.3 × 0.3 = 0.027

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