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      When a missile is fired from a ship, the probability that it is intercepted is 13 and the probability that the missile hits the target, given that is it not intercepted, is 34 If three missiles are fired independently from the ship, then the probability that all three hit the target, is:

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a

34

b

127

c

328

d

18

answer is D.

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P (missile intercepted) =13,   P (missile not intercepted)=23   P (hit the target)=34   Probability of hitting the target by one missile is  P( hitting when not intercepted)×P(Missile not intercepted) = 23×34=12 SInce all the missiles fired independently The probability to hit the target is 123=18

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      When a missile is fired from a ship, the probability that it is intercepted is 13 and the probability that the missile hits the target, given that is it not intercepted, is 34 If three missiles are fired independently from the ship, then the probability that all three hit the target, is: