Three shooters hit a target independently with probabilities 4/5, 5/6 and 1/2. What is the probability that all three hit it?

Conditional Probability & Bayes' Theorem · Question 61 of 125

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Three shooters hit a target independently with probabilities $\frac{4}{5}$ , $\frac{5}{6}$ and $\frac{1}{2}$ . What is the probability that all three hit it?

\frac{1}{60}

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\frac{1}{3}

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\frac{32}{45}

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\frac{59}{60}

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

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Worth noting

$\frac{1}{60}$ is the chance that all three miss.

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