Question

An airline reports that 85% of its flights arrive on time. To find the probability that its next four flights into LaGuardia Airport all arrive on time, can we multiply (0.85)(0.85)(0.85)(0.85)? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is "no".

Step-by-step explanation:

No, because the probability besides simultaneous flights to arrive on time are not self-sufficient for every flight (when the first flight was late, therefore the probabilities during the next flight were significantly greater), because then the standard multiplication principle would be used for explanatory variables.