If there is a 25% chance that it will rain on any given day in Seattle, find the probability that it will rain for three consecutive days.

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2021-06-28

If there is a 25% chance that it will rain on any given day in Seattle, find the probability that it will rain for three consecutive days.

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Jaylen Fountain

Jaylen Fountain

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Ian Adams

Ian Adams

Skilled2021-08-04Added 163 answers

Raining on the first day does not affect the probability of raining in the other days so the events are independent.
If A and B are independent events, then:
P(AandB)=P(A)P(B)
Hence,
P(rain and rain and rain)=P(rain)×P(rain)×P(rain)
P(rain and rain and rain)=0.250.250.25
P(rain and rain and rain)=0.0156251.5625%

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