document.write( "Question 286506: A man can hit a target once in 4 shots. If he fires 4 shots in succession, what is the probability that he will hit his target? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "1 - P(he misses all four times)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Probability of a hit in one shot = \r\n" );
document.write( "Probability of a miss in one shot = \r\n" );
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document.write( "1 - P(misses 1st time AND misses 2nd time AND misses 3rd time AND misses 4th time)\r\n" );
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document.write( "1 - P(misses 1st time)*P(misses 2nd time)*P(misses 3rd time)*P(misses 4th time)\r\n" );
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document.write( "or about 68% of the time.\r\n" );
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