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A Speaks Truth in 75% Cases and B in 80% of the Cases. in V1hat Percentage of Cases Are They Likely to Contradict Each Other. Narrating the Same Incident? - Mathematics

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प्रश्न

A speaks truth in 75% cases and B in 80% of the cases. In v1hat percentage of cases are they likely to contradict each other. narrating the same incident?

विकल्प

  • 5%

  • 15%

  • 35%

  • 45%

MCQ

उत्तर

35%

Explanation:

A Speak truth 75% i.e. P(A) =`3/4`  `"P"(overline ("A")) =1/4`

Similarly 80% i.e. `"P"("B") =4/5 "P"(overline ("B") )=1/5`

While contradicting the narration

Probability =`"P"("A") ="P" (overline("B"))+"P"(overline("A"))"PB"`

`=3/4xx1/5+1/4xx4/5=7/20` or `7/20xx100=35%`

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