AP EAMCET201823 Apr 2018Evening ShiftMathematicsProbabilityActual
A problem is given to 3 students A, B and C whose chances of solving it are 1 2 , 1 3 and 1 4 respectively. Then, the probability of the problem being solved by exactly one of them, if all the three try independently, is
Options
- A3 4
- B11 24
- C23 24
- D1 4
Correct answer
B. 11 24
Step-by-step solution
The required probability aligned =P(A) & P( B ) P( C )+P( A ) P(B) P( C )+P( A ) P( B ) P(C) & = ( 1 2 2 3 3 4 )+ ( 1 2 1 3 3 4 )+ ( 1 2 2 3 1 4 ) & = 1 4 + 1 8 + 1 12 = 11 24 aligned