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A certain journal likes to give new writers an opportunity. Therefore, there is a 40% chance that an author’s first article submitted will be published. But, that author’s second article submitted, and each article submitted after that, have only a 20% chance of being published. Past history of being published has no influence on whether a new article will be published.

(a) What is the probability that a new author will be published for the first time when he or she
submits a 4th article?
(b) What is the probability a new author will be published for the first time within his or her first 5
articles submitted?

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Answer:

a


P(A_4) =  0.077

b


P(A_5) =0.7542

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

The chance that a new authors first article will be submitted is
P(A) =  0.40

The chance that a new authors next article will be submitted is
P(N) =  0.20

Generally the probability that a new author first article is not published is


P(A)' = 1 - 0.4 =  0.6

Generally the probability that a new author next articles are not published is


P(N)' = 1 - 0.2 =  0.8

Now from the question we are told to obtain the probability that a new author will be published for the first time when he or she submits a 4th article, which implies that the new authors first three articles where not published

So the probability is mathematically represented as


P(A_4) =  P(A)' *  P(N)' * P(N)' * P(N)

=>
P(A_4) =  0.6 * 0.8 * 0.8* 0.2

=>
P(A_4) =  0.077

Generally the probability that a new author will be published for the first time within his or her first 5 articles submitted is equivalent to

1 - [The probability that a new author will not be published for the first time

within his or her first 5 articles submitted]

Now the probability that a new author will not be published for the first time within his or her first 5 articles submitted. is mathematically represented as


P(A_5)' = P(A)' * P(N)' * P(N)'*P(N)'* P(N)'

=>
P(A_5)' = 0.6 *0.8 * 0.8'*0.8* 0.8

=>
P(A_5)' = 0.24576

Generally the probability that a new author will be published for the first time within his or her first 5 articles submitted is mathematically represented as


P(A_5) = 1 - P(A_5)'

=>
P(A_5) = 1 -0.24576

=>
P(A_5) =0.7542

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