2. You are kidnapped by a mafia and they are planning to kill you. However, they will set you free if you survive in a special game of Russian Roulette. The revolver to be fired at you has six bullets, of randomly inserted into the revolver, what is the probability that you can walk which five are blanks (non-lethal). If the bullets are away after three shots have been fired?

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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2. You are kidnapped by a mafia and they are planning to kill you.
However, they will set you free if you survive in a special game of
Russian Roulette. The revolver to be fired at you has six bullets, of
which five
are blanks
(non-lethal).
If the bullets
are randomly
inserted into the revolver, what is the probability that you can walk
away after three shots have been fired?
Transcribed Image Text:2. You are kidnapped by a mafia and they are planning to kill you. However, they will set you free if you survive in a special game of Russian Roulette. The revolver to be fired at you has six bullets, of which five are blanks (non-lethal). If the bullets are randomly inserted into the revolver, what is the probability that you can walk away after three shots have been fired?
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