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If, for each mouse, the probability of turning left is 0.5 and the probability of turning right is 0.5, what is the probability that only one of the three mice will turn left?

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Answer:

.125

Explanation:

(.5)^2(.5)^1= .125

Where (.5)^2 is the probability two mice turn left multiplied by (.5) that one of them turns right.

User Per Erik Stendahl
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