Mean and Standard Deviation of a Geometric Random Variable Worksheet with Answer Key

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1. Each geometric random variable X below counts trials up to and including the first success, with probability of success p on each trial.
   p = 0.3p = 0.06p = 0.45p = 0.02p = 0.18
2. Grace skips stones across a pond, throwing one stone after another.
3. In a made-up model, the guinea pig pups born at three farms each have a white coat, independently of the other pups, with probability 14 at farm A,…
4. Isaac flies a stunt kite on a gusty beach.
5. Elena turns over flat rocks along a creek, one at a time, looking for a salamander.
6. Mei, a street photographer, asks strangers one at a time whether she may take their portrait.