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Answer is pretty simple.

probability of rain in any three days = 0.3x0.3x0.3 (assuming independence)

Now, in a week, we can have 5 possible 3 consecutive days.

Therefore, the probability of rain in exactly 3 consecutive days in a week is = 5X0.3X0.3X0.3

Muhammad Ibrahim Shamsi <abrahamshamsi@...> wrote:

can any body answer me.

Probability of rain in a day of a month is 0.3

What is the probability of rain in exactly 3 consecutive days in a week?

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can any body answer me. Probability of rain in a day of a month is 0.3 What is the probability of rain in exactly 3 consecutive days in a week? Send instant...

Muhammad Ibrahim Shamsi
abrahamshamsi

Apr 17, 2007
12:07 pm

Answer is pretty simple. probability of rain in any three days = 0.3x0.3x0.3 (assuming independence) Now, in a week, we can have 5 possible 3 consecutive days....

Madan Kundu
madan4331

Apr 17, 2007
12:52 pm

first my question: is that week, in the month which you u indicated before...? if yes...... its answer should be 0.3*0.3*0.3 because the prob of rain in anyday...

thirumalesh
thirumala_hcu

Apr 18, 2007
3:38 am

There are many answers Translated into math language Scenario 1: the month has 30 days WEEK STARTS WITH MONDAY 1 p=0.3, q=1-0.3 = 0.7, assume independence Week...

Zbaganu Gheorghita
gheorghitazb...

Apr 18, 2007
1:19 pm

Hi, I think the question does not says anything which makes it dependent on that month. So, for any week to rain 3 days consecutively, the prob. should be: If...

Nishant Jain
nishantjaindun

Apr 19, 2007
3:29 am

But for question 1, you forgot to say that it rains on days 123 and does NOT rain on day 4 (which would mean 4 consecutive days which is not exactly 3). Also,...

Michael A. Posner
mikealposner

Apr 19, 2007
3:32 am

Common, Michael! In Question 1 it rains only in 123 butr NOT in the others. If it rains in 123 and 567 we are in the framework of Question3. "Michael A....

Zbaganu Gheorghita
gheorghitazb...

Apr 19, 2007
8:19 am

my questions is for consecutive 3 days not any 3 days of the week. yes that week is in the month that indicated ... From: thirumalesh...

Muhammad Ibrahim Shamsi
abrahamshamsi

Apr 18, 2007
10:58 am

i have the answer of this question in book that is 0.0324135, it is problem of binomial with success probability 0.3. let me know how to solve it? ... From:...

Muhammad Ibrahim Shamsi
abrahamshamsi

Apr 18, 2007
11:52 am

thank you very much sir u r great u reply me exactly what i needed. ... From: Zbaganu Gheorghita <gheorghitazbaganu@...> To:...

Muhammad Ibrahim Shamsi
abrahamshamsi

Apr 21, 2007
5:05 am

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