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COMEDK · Maths · 36. Probability

Three houses are available in a locality. Three persons apply for the houses.
Each applies for one house without consulting others. The probability that all three apply for the same house is

  1. A \(\dfrac{1}{4}\)
  2. B \(\dfrac{8}{9}\)
  3. C \(\dfrac{7}{9}\)
  4. D \(\dfrac{1}{9}\)
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(D) \(\dfrac{1}{9}\)

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Each of the three persons can apply for any of the three houses. Since each person has 3 choices, the total number of ways for three persons to apply for the houses is \(3 \times 3 \times 3 = 3^3 = 27\). For all three persons to apply for the same house, they must all choose…