Question

Please help solve this question. You are hiking to a ranger station. There is one correct path. You come to a fork and randomly take the path on the left. You come to another fork and randomly take the path on the right. What is the probability you are still on the correct path?

Answer 1

1 out of 3

Explanation:

because there is 3 total paths and there is only 1 correct path so it is 1 out of three chances you are on the correct path.

Answer 2

1/4

Explanation:

P(left) = 1/2

Next,

P(right) = 1/2

1/2 × 1/2

1/4