Captain Gabriela has a ship, the H.M.S. Khan. The ship is two furlongs from the dread pirate Amos and his merciless band of thieves. The Captain has probability 4 1 Captain's ship with probability 7. of hitting the pirate ship. The pirate only has one good eye, so he hits the If both fire their cannons at the same time, what is the probability that the pirate hits the Captain's ship, but the Captain misses?

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Captain Gabriela has a ship, the H.M.S. Khan. The ship is two furlongs from the dread pirate Amos and
his merciless band of thieves.
The Captain has probability
3
of hitting the pirate ship. The pirate only has one good eye, so he hits the
1
Captain's ship with probability
If both fire their cannons at the same time, what is the probability that the pirate hits the Captain's ship,
but the Captain misses?
Transcribed Image Text:Captain Gabriela has a ship, the H.M.S. Khan. The ship is two furlongs from the dread pirate Amos and his merciless band of thieves. The Captain has probability 3 of hitting the pirate ship. The pirate only has one good eye, so he hits the 1 Captain's ship with probability If both fire their cannons at the same time, what is the probability that the pirate hits the Captain's ship, but the Captain misses?
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