SOLUTION: (a) A problem in business statistics is given to five students A,B,C,D and E.
Their chances of solving it are 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 and 1/6 . What is the probability that the pro
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Their chances of solving it are 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 and 1/6 . What is the probability that the pro
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Question 625988: (a) A problem in business statistics is given to five students A,B,C,D and E.
Their chances of solving it are 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 and 1/6 . What is the probability that the problem will be solved?
(b) The odds that A speaks the truth is 3:2 and the odds that B speaks the truth is 6:3. In what percentage of the cases are they likely to contradict each other on an identical point? Answer by Emsley(35) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Probability that no one solves it is 1/2*2/3*3/4*4/5*5/6=1/6
Hence probability that at least one solves it is 1-1/6=5/6
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