Carlos draws cards from a standard deck of cards, replacing the card each time and shuffling until he draws a red card. Let X = the number of red cards drawn within the first 10 draws.

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✔ yes; 1. Are the outcomes binary?: yes; Success/Failure:: red, not red; 2. Are the trials independent?: yes; 3. Are we counting the number of trials to obtain the first success?: no; 4. Is the probability of success the same for each trial?: yes, p = 0.5

Geometric Random Variables

Carlos draws cards from a standard deck of cards, replacing the card each time and shuffling until he draws a red card. Let X = the number of red cards drawn within the first 10 draws.

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