Suppose there is a game where there are 5 identical boxes to choose from. One of these boxes has a prize. Each time the game is played, the prize is randomly placed in one of the 5 boxes. If someone
were to play this game 4 times in a row, what is the probability this person will win the prize exactly 2
times?

hi! i think the answer is 1/2 : )

i believe the answers 600m

let's call the solutions x₁ = (5 - 2√7)/3 and x₂ = (5 + 2√7)/3

then the equation is (x-x₁)(x-x₂) = 0

if you fill that in you get a lot of numbers which you can recognize as ax²+bx+c=0.

step-by-step explanation:

you can see that a=1 (there is just an x²)

b = (-5 -2√7 + 2√7 - 5)/3 = -10/3

c = -2√7)/3 ) * (-5+2√7)/3) = -1/3

so your answer is 3x^2 – 10x – 1 = 0