Need help with a probability homework question

chelsiepoo

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An erratic floppy disk drive has a history of one error in every 21 tries. What is the probability of no errors in the next 5 tries? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.

I know the probability of one error is 1/21 and the probability of no error is 20/21. I'm stuck how to finish the problem. Help!!
 
Since the probability of no error is 20/21, the probability of 5 consecutive no errors would be

\(\displaystyle \left(\frac{20}{21}\right)^{5}\)
 
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