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Ajay and his wife Reshmi appear in an interview for two vaccancies in the same post. The Probability of Ajay's selection is 1/7 and that of his wife Reshmi's selection is 1/5. What is the probability that only one of them will be selected?5
Q: Ajay and his wife Reshmi appear in an interview for two vaccancies in the same post. The Probability of Ajay's selection is 1/7 and that of his wife Reshmi's selection is 1/5. What is the probability that only one of them will be selected?
- 15/7false
- 21/5false
- 32/7true
- 42/35false
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Answer : 3. "2/7"
Explanation :
Answer: C) 2/7 Explanation: P( only one of them will be selected) = p[(E and not F) or (F and not E)] = PE∩F∪F∩E = PEPF+PFPE =17×45+15×67=27