CAT 2023 Probability Question (Medium)

Question

A player can take a maximum of 4 chances to hit a bottle with a flying disc. The probability of hitting the bottle at the first, second, third and fourth shots are 0.1, 0.2, 0.35 and 0.45 respectively. What is the probability that the player hits the bottle with the flying disc?

Optima Learn · Accepted Answer

To find the probability of hitting the bottle within the 4 chances, we need to compute the complement the probability of missing every single shot. Understanding the setup the player gets up to 4 independent shots with hit probabilities 0.1, 0.2, 0.35, and 0.45. Hits the bottle means at least one of

CAT 2023 Probability — Previous Year Question

CAT 2023

Quantitative

Probability

Medium

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