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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 11 - 14. probability

When a missile is fired from a ship, the probability that it is intercepted is \(\frac{1}{3}\) and the probability that the missile hits the target, given that it is not intercepted, is \(\frac{3}{4}\). If three missiles are fired independently from the ship, then the probability that all three hit the target, is

  1. A \(\frac{1}{27}\)
  2. B \(\frac{3}{4}\)
  3. C \(\frac{1}{8}\)
  4. D \(\frac{3}{8}\)
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(C) \(\frac{1}{8}\)

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Required probability \(=\left(\frac{2}{3} \times \frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}=\frac{1}{8}\)