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Question 855859: A problem on statistics is given to three students whose chances of solving it is 0.5,0.75&0.25 respectively.What is the probability that the problem is solved?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability that none of the students will solve it is P%28NS%29=P1%28NS%29%2AP2%28NS%29%2AP3%28NS%29=0.5%2A0.25%2A0.75=0.09375
So then the probability that at least one of the students will solve it is
P=1-0.09375
P=0.90625