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2 November, 16:26

The captain has probability 1/2 of hitting the pirate ship. The pirate only has one good eye, so he hits the Captain's ship with probability 1/5. 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?

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  1. 2 November, 16:31
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    The probability would be 1/10.

    These would be independent events, so we can simply multiply their probabilities:

    1/2 (1/5) = 1/10.
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