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0.15^2 x (1-0.15)^3 to 2 s.f

BIDMASFirst must donwhat is inside the brackets1-0.15 = 0.85Next must do the indices 0.85^3= 0.6141250.15^2 =0.0225Then multiply0.0225 x 0.614125 = 0.01381781shorten to 2 s.f0.014

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