Captain Jessica has a ship, the H.M.S. Khan. The ship is two furlongs from the dread pirate Michael and his merciless band of th

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Captain Jessica has a ship, the H.M.S. Khan. The ship is two furlongs from the dread pirate Michael and his merciless band of th

ieves.
The captain has a probability 1/2 of hitting the pirate ship. The pirate only has one good Eye, so he hits the captain’s ship with probability 1/6.
If both fire the cannons at the same time, what is the probability that both the pirate and the captain hit each other’s ship?

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konstantin123 [22] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-29T09:57:56+03:00

konstantin123 [22]3 years ago

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Answer: 1/12

Step-by-step explanation:

1/2 x 1/6= 1/12