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(Solved): Cathy Is Planning To Take The Certified Public Accountant Examination (CPA Exam). Records Kept By Th ...

Cathy is planning to take the Certified Public Accountant Examination (CPA exam). Records kept by the college of business from which she graduated indicate that 57% of students who graduated pass the CPA exam. Assume that the exam is changed each time it is given. Let n = 1, 2, 3, ... represent the number of times a person takes the CPA exam until the first pass. (Assume the trials are independent.)

(a) What is the probability that Cathy passes the CPA on the first try? (Use 2 decimal places.)

(b) What is the probability that Cathy passes the CPA exam on the second or third try? (Use 4 decimal places.)

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