Problema Solution

The chance of a hurricane hitting during any year in the area Victor will move to is .10 what is the probability Victor will have a hurricane 3 years in a row

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If the events A and B, are independent, the probability of both occurring is:  

P(A and B) = P(A) · P(B)

Same way for three independent events A, B and C:

P(A and B and C) = P(A) · P(B) · P(C)

In our case A = B = C and P(A) = 0.10

P(hurricane 3 years in a row) = 0.10·0.10·0.10

P(hurricane 3 years in a row) = 0.001 or 0.1%