Two students tell their professor that they missed an exam because they were diving into campus together but a tire of their car blew out. The professor puts them in two separate rooms and asks each a simple question: Which tire blew out? Suppose the story is not true, and the students neglected to get their story straight in regard to which tire blew out. What is the probability that they will agree on which tire it was?

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Two students tell their professor that they missed an exam because they were diving into campus together but a tire of their car blew out. The professor puts them in two separate rooms and asks each a simple question: Which tire blew out?

Suppose the story is not true, and the students neglected to get their story straight in regard to which tire blew out.

What is the probability that they will agree on which tire it was?

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