document.write( "Question 1074027: the chances that a student passes the promotional examination at the first sitting in physics, biology and chemistry are respectively 0.4,0.5 and 0.1. what is the probability that the student fails
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Look at the possible outcomes for failing one subject.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28X=1%29=0.03%2B+0.02+%2B+0.18\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28X=1%29=0.23\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Let's look at the one outcome where the student fails no subjects first.
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\n" ); document.write( "So then the complement encompasses failing at least one subject.
\n" ); document.write( "\"P%28X%3E=1%29=1-0.02\"
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