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Captain Emily has a ship, the H.M.S Crimson Lynx. The ship is five furlongs from the dread pirate Umaima and her merciless band of thieves.

If her ship hasn't already been hit, Captain Emily has probability

3/5 of hitting the pirate ship. If her ship has been hit, Captain Emily will always miss.

If her ship hasn't already been hit, dread pirate Umaima has probability

​​ 1/7 of hitting the Captain's ship. If her ship has been hit, dread pirate Umaima will always miss.

If the Captain and the pirate each shoot once, and the pirate shoots first, what is the probability that the pirate misses the Captain's ship, but the Captain hits?

User Billdr
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18/35

User Sei Satzparad
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The probability of the pirate missing the Captain's ship is 6/7 and the probability of the Captain hitting the pirate ship given the pirate missing the Captain's ship is 3/5.
So the probability that the pirate misses the Captain's ship, but the Captain hits is then the probability of the pirate missing the Captain's ship times the probability of the Captain hitting the pirate ship given the pirate missing the Captain's ship.

ANSWER: 6/7 times 3/5 = 18/35
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