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A student at a certain college has a 60% chance of passing an examination at the first attempt.Each time a student fails and repeats the...

A student at a certain college has a 60% chance of passing an examination at the first attempt.Each time a student fails and repeats the examination his chances of passing are increased by 15% Calculate the probability that a student in the college passes an examination at the second or at the third attempt.

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