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(5) An oil exploration firm is formed with enough capital to finance explorations. The
probability of a particular exploration being successful is 0.1. Assume that the explorations are
independent. Find the mean and variance of the number of successful explorations.
Solution
Mean and variance of the number of successful explorations are:
E(X) = 10 x 0.1 =1
Var(X) = 10 x 0.1 x 0.9 = 0.9

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