Late flights An airline reports that 85% of its flights arrive on time. To find the probability that its next four flights into LaGuardia Airport all arrive on time, can we multiply XXXXXXXXXX0.85)?...

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Late flights An airline reports that 85% of its flights arrive on time. To find the probability that its next four flights into LaGuardia Airport all arrive on time, can we multiply (0.85)(0.85)(0.85)(0.85)? Why or why not?

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Answer To: Late flights An airline reports that 85% of its flights arrive on time. To find the probability that...

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If we assume that the four flights are independent, then it makes sense to mul-
tiply probability of each event to find joint probability, but that is not the case
with flights. In general, if there is a problem that delays one flight (like bad
weather), then all flights get delayed. This means...

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