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AP EAMCET · Maths · Probability

Two students appeared simultaneously for an entrance exam. If the probability that the first student gets qualified in the exam is \(\frac{1}{4}\) and the probability that the second student gets qualified in the same exam is \(\frac{2}{5}\), then the probability that atleast one of them gets qualified in that exam is

  1. A \(\frac{1}{10}\)
  2. B \(\frac{7}{20}\)
  3. C \(\frac{6}{10}\)
  4. D \(\frac{11}{20}\)
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(D) \(\frac{11}{20}\)

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\(P(\text{first does not qualify}) = 1 - \frac{1}{4} = \frac{3}{4}\) \(P(\text{second does not qualify}) = 1 - \frac{2}{5} = \frac{3}{5}\) \(P(\text{neither qualifies}) = \frac{3}{4} \cdot \frac{3}{5} = \frac{9}{20}\)…