A submarine attempts to sink an aircraft carrier. It will be successful only y two or more torpedoes hit the carrier. If the sub fires three torpedoes and theprobability nfa hit is 0.4 for each tornedo, what is the probahility that the carrier will be sunk?

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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5 A submarine attempts to sink an aircraft carrier. It will be successful only if two
or more torpedoes hit the carrier. If the sub fires three torpedoes and theprobability
of a hit is 0.4 for each torpedo, what is the probability that the carrier will be sunk?
Transcribed Image Text:5 A submarine attempts to sink an aircraft carrier. It will be successful only if two or more torpedoes hit the carrier. If the sub fires three torpedoes and theprobability of a hit is 0.4 for each torpedo, what is the probability that the carrier will be sunk?
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