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Spinning for apples (6,3 or 7.3) In the "Ask Marilyn" column of Parade magzine, a reader posed this question: "Say that a slot machine has five wheels, and each wheel has five symbols: an apple, a grape, a peach, a pear, and a plum. I pull the lever five times. What are the chances that I'll get at least one apple?" Suppose that the wheels spin independently and that the fre symbols are equally likely to appear on each wheel in a given spin.

(a) Find the probability that the slot player gets at least one apple in one pull of the lever. Show your method clearly.

(b) Now answer the reader's question. Show your method clearly.

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(a) The probability that the slot player gets at least one apple in one pull of the lever is0.67232.

(b) The probability that the slot player gets at least one apple in five pulls of the lever is0.996222

Step by step solution

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Part (a) Step1 :Given Information 

Given in the question, the slot player receives at least one apple for each lever pull. We have to calculate the probability.

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Part (a)Step2: Explanation 

PAtleast1apple=1-Pnoapple

Obtain the probability that the slot player gets at least one apple in one pull of the lever:

It is given that, a slot machine has 5wheels, and each wheel has 5symbols (apple, grape, peach, pear, and plum).

The wheel spins independently and the five symbols are equally likely to appear.

The probability that the slot player gets at least one apple in one pull of the lever is obtained as0.67232from the calculation given below:

PAtleast1apple=1-noapple

=1-noappleon5wheels

=1-Pnoappleon1stwheel×...×Pnoappleon5thwheel

=1-45×45×45×45×45

=0.67232

Therefore The probability that the slot player gets at least one apple in one pull of the lever is0.67232

03

Part (b) Step 1: Given Information

Given in the question that,in the readers view the lever was pulled 5 times we have to find the probability.

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Part (b) Step 2:Explanation 

Patleast1apple=1-Pnoapple

In the readers view, the lever was pulled5times.

The reader's question is to compute the probability of getting at least one apple in five pulls of the lever.

The probability that the slot player gets at least one apple in five pulls of the lever is obtained as0.996222from the calculation given below:

P(Atleast1apple)=1-Pnoapple

=1-PNoappleson5wheelsforallthe5pulls

=1-Pnoappleon1stwheel×...×Pnoappleon5thapple

=1-45×45×45×45×455

localid="1649260955127" =1-0.003778

=0.996222

The probability that the slot player gets at least one apple in five pulls of the lever is0.996222

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