Most Important Selected Qs for JEE AdvancedMathematicsProbability
Paragraph: A JEE aspirant estimates that she will be successful with an 80 % chance if she studies 10 hours per day, with a 60 % chance if she studies 7 hours per day and with a 40 % chance if she studies 4 hours per day. She further believes that she will study 10 hours, 7 hours and 4 hours per day with probabilities 0.1,0.2 and 0.7 respectively. Question: Given that she does not achieve success, the chance she stud
Options
- A18 26
- B19 26
- C20 26
- D21 26
Correct answer
D. 21 26
Step-by-step solution
A: She gets success T : She studies 10 hours; P ( T )=0.1 S : She studies 7 hours; P ( S )=0.2 F : She studies 4 hours: P ( F )=0.7P ( F A )= P(F A ) P( A ) = 21 26