SOLUTION: Captain Gabriela has a ship, the H.M.S. Khan. The ship is two furlongs from the dread pirate Ashley and her merciless band of thieves. The Captain has probability 3/4 of hitting t

Question 1029276: Captain Gabriela has a ship, the H.M.S. Khan. The ship is two furlongs from the dread pirate Ashley and her merciless band of thieves.
The Captain has probability 3/4 of hitting the pirate ship. The pirate only has one good eye, so she hits the Captain's ship with probability 1/4.
If both fire their cannons at the same time, what is the probability that the pirate hits the Captain's ship, but the Captain misses?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Look at the possible outcomes,
Captain hits, pirate hits:
Captain hits, pirate misses:
Captain misses, pirate hits:
Captain misses, pirate misses:
So,

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