We throw a fair die repeatedly until an outcome of either 3 or 4 appears for the

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We throw a fair die repeatedly until an outcome of either 3 or 4 appears for the fourth time. If X denotes the number of trials until this happens, then which of the following statements is correct?

(a) E(X) = 12

(b) E(X) =3 (c)P(X = 4) = (2∕3)4

(d) P(X = 3) = (1∕3)4

(e) P(X = 5) = 26∕35

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Introduction To Probability Volume 2

ISBN: 9781118123331

1st Edition

Authors: Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan, Markos V. Koutras, Konstadinos G. Politis

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