Question

Help pleasee!

When a golfer plays any hole, he will take 3,4,5,6, or 7 strokes with probabilities of 1/10, 1/5, 2/5, 1/5, and 1/10, respectively. He never takes more than 7 strokes.

Find the probability of:
A) Scoring 4 on each of the first three holes.
B) Scoring 3,4 and 5 (in that order( on the first three holes.
C) Scoring a total of 28 for the first four holes.
D) Scoring a total of 10 for the first three holes.

Honestly, any help is greatly appreciated; my teacher's been trying to explain over and over and I still get confused :(

Answer 1

a) scoring 4 on the first three holes:
chance of scoring a 4 on the first hole is 1/5. Chance on the second hole is 1/5. Chance on the third is 1/5. Multiply the probabilities:

1/5*1/5*1/5 =

Answer 2

hey are u using the extended oxford book i m using the same