4. The probability is p that Marty hits target M when he fires at it. The probability...

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4. The probability is p that Marty hits target M when he fires at it. The probability is q that Alvie hits target A when he fires at it. Marty and Alvie fire one shot each at their targets. If both of them hit their targets, they stop; otherwise, they will continue.

(a) What is the probability that they stop after each has fired r times?

(b) What is the expected value of the number of the times that each of them has fired before stopping? 5. Suppose that 20% of a group of people have hazel eyes. What is the probability that the eighth passenger boarding a plane is the third one having hazel eyes? Assume that passengers boarding the plane form a randomly chosen group.

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