document.write( "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.
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document.write( "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.
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document.write( "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? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #644430 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Look at the possible outcomes, \n" ); document.write( "Captain hits, pirate hits: \n" ); document.write( "Captain hits, pirate misses: \n" ); document.write( "Captain misses, pirate hits: \n" ); document.write( "Captain misses, pirate misses: \n" ); document.write( "So, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |