When coin 1 is flipped, it lands on heads with probability .4; when coin 2 is flipped, it lands on heads with probability .7. On

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When coin 1 is flipped, it lands on heads with probability .4; when coin 2 is flipped, it lands on heads with probability .7. On

e of these coins is randomly chosen and flipped 10 times. (a) what is the probability that exactly 7 of the 10 flips lands on heads? (b) Given that the first of these 10 flips lands heads, what is the conditional probability that exactly 7 of these 10 flips lands on heads?

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I am Lyosha [343] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-28T04:16:11+03:00

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Solution Let E1 be the event that coin 1 is selected and E2 the event that coin 2 is selected. Let F be the event that exactly 7 of the 10 flips lands on heads, let G be the event that the fist flip is heads.