Assume that hitting oil at one drilling location is independent of another, and that, in a particular region, the probability of success at an individual location is 0.3. If the r.v. Y is the number of drillings until the first success occurs,
A. What is the probability that a driller will hit oil on or
before the third drilling? B. Find the mean and standard deviation
of Y.
C. Is it likely that Y will exceed10? Explain.
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