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The event T≥5 is the same as 2T≥32. Apply Markov's inequality to the nonnegative random variable 2T and use part (iv):
Pr(T≥5)≤327/6​=1927​≈0.03646<0.05.​
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The strict numerical comparison is enough even though the probabilistic inequality itself is non-strict.

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