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In a recent year Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs in the 153 games he played. Assume that his home run production stayed at that level the following season. What is the probability that he would hit his first home run
a) on the first game of the season
b) on the second game of the season
c) on the first or second game of the season
d) within the first three games of the season

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A neat, step-by-step solution provided with regards to a probability geometric distribution probability problem.

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p = 73/153 = 0.477

The probability function for Geometric distribution is P(x = k) = p * [(1 - p)^(k - 1)]

(a) P(x ...

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