6.GM.1

Find the area of triangles, quadrilaterals, and polygons by composing or decomposing to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

Example Problems
A spinner lands on red 40% of the time. Let be the number of spins until the spinner first lands on red. Assume spins are independent.

Find the probability that the first red occurs on the
2nd spin.

Round your answer to the
nearest hundredth.
A factory sensor falsely triggers 2% of the time. Let be the number of readings taken until the first false trigger. Assume readings are independent.

Find the probability that the first false trigger occurs on the
12th reading.

Round your answer to the
nearest hundredth.
During quality control, of items are defective. Let be the number of items inspected until the first defective item is found. Assume item defects are independent.

Find the probability that the
first defective item is found on the 10th inspection.

Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
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