SOA Exam P Sample Question 640
Study guide: Exam P-1
A person mails three packages. Each package independently has probability p of being lost in the mail, where 0 < p < 1.
Determine the probability that exactly one package is lost in the mail, given that at least one package is lost in the mail.
- A)
(1-p)^2 - B)
3p(1-p)^2 - C)
\dfrac{3p}{(1-p)} - D)
\dfrac{p(1-p)^2}{1-(1-p)^3} - E)
\dfrac{3p(1-p)^2}{1-(1-p)^3}
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