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Q.

A rifleman is firing at a distant target and has only 10% chance of hitting it, and then which of the following is / are correct?

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a

The minimum number of rounds required in order to have more than 50% chance to hit the target atleast once is 7.

b

When two attempts are made, the probability that both are failures is 81100

c

When two attempts are made, the probability of hitting the target at least once is21100

d

When two attempts are made, the probability to hit the target exactly one time is 18100

answer is A, B, D.

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Detailed Solution

The minimum number of rounds required in order to have more than 50% chance to hit the target atleast once is

p=110,q=9101qn>12qn>12

910n<12 then least n=7

When two attempts are made, the probability that both are failures is 910910=81100

When two attempts are made, the probability of hitting the target at least once is1910910=19100

When two attempts are made, the probability to hit the target exactly one time is 110×910+910×110=18100

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