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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2023

\(x\) speaks truth in \(60 \%\) and \(y\) in \(50 \%\) of the cases.
The probability that they contradict each other while narrating the same fact is:

  1. A \(\frac{1}{4}\)
  2. B \(\frac{1}{3}\)
  3. C \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  4. D \(\frac{2}{3}\)
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(C) \(\frac{1}{2}\)

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\(P(X) = 0.6\), \(P(X') = 0.4\) \(P(Y) = 0.5\), \(P(Y') = 0.5\) \(P(\text{contradict}) = P(X)P(Y') + P(X')P(Y)\) \(P(\text{contradict}) = (0.6)(0.5) + (0.4)(0.5)\) \(P(\text{contradict}) = 0.3 + 0.2 = 0.5 = \frac{1}{2}\)
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