Question

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Captain Ishaan has a ship, the H.M.S. Khan. The ship is two furlongs from the dread pirate Luis and his merciless band of thieves. The Captain has probability 4/5 of hitting the pirate ship. The pirate only has one good eye, so he hits the Captain's ship with probability 1/7. If both fire their cannons at the same time, what is the probability that both the pirate and the Captain hit each other's ships?

Answer 1

To find the probability that both of the events occur, we simply multiply them!

4/5 × 1/7 = 4/35

The probability that both the pirate and the Captain hit each other's ships at the same time is 4/35 or about 11.4%