In: Statistics and Probability
A careless university student leaves her iClicker device behind
with probability 1/4 each time she attends a class. She sets out
with her iClicker device to attend 5 different classes (each class
is in a different lecture theatre).
Part 1) If she arrives home without her iClicker
device and she is sure she has the iClicker device after leaving
the first class, what is the probability (to 3 SIGNIFICANT figures)
that she left it in the 5th class?
Probability =
Part 2) She arrives home without the iClicker
device and rushes back to the university to retrieve the device.
She has enough time to get to only one lecture theatre before the
theatres are locked up for the day. Which class should she try so
that she has the best chance of retrieving her device?
First class
Second class
Third class
Fourth class
Fifth class
Part 3) If she arrives home without her iClicker
device (after attending 5 classes), what is the probability (to 3
SIGNIFICANT figures) that she left it in the 5th class?