Which of These Random Variables Has a Geometric Model

question 138

Multiple Choice

Which of these random variables has a geometric model?

• A) The number of Democrats among a group of 20 randomly chosen adults.
• B) The number of aces among the top 10 cards in a well-shuffled deck.
• C) The number of cars inspected until we find three with bad mufflers.
• D) The number of people we check until we find someone with green eyes.
• E) The number of cards of each suit in a 10-card hand.

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