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Question Number 159159 by otchereabdullai@gmail.com last updated on 13/Nov/21
 Three students are runing for school   SRC president, kada′s probability of  winning is (1/8), Atiga′s probability   of winnig (1/3) and kada is half as likely  to win as Apio.   i. what is the probability that both    Atiga and Apio draw  ii. what is the probability that only  one wins the presidency.
$$\:\mathrm{Three}\:\mathrm{students}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{runing}\:\mathrm{for}\:\mathrm{school} \\ $$$$\:\mathrm{SRC}\:\mathrm{president},\:\mathrm{kada}'\mathrm{s}\:\mathrm{probability}\:\mathrm{of} \\ $$$$\mathrm{winning}\:\mathrm{is}\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}},\:\mathrm{Atiga}'\mathrm{s}\:\mathrm{probability}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{winnig}\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{kada}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{half}\:\mathrm{as}\:\mathrm{likely} \\ $$$$\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{win}\:\mathrm{as}\:\mathrm{Apio}.\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{i}.\:\mathrm{what}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{probability}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{both}\: \\ $$$$\:\mathrm{Atiga}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{Apio}\:\mathrm{draw} \\ $$$$\mathrm{ii}.\:\mathrm{what}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{probability}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{only} \\ $$$$\mathrm{one}\:\mathrm{wins}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{presidency}. \\ $$
Answered by mr W last updated on 14/Nov/21
Kada: win (1/8), not win (7/8)  Atiga: win (1/3), not win (2/3)  Apio: win (1/4), not win (3/4)  (1)  both Atiga and Apio win:  p=(1/3)×(1/4)=(1/(12))  (2)  only one wins means:  Atiga wins, Apio not win, Kada not win  Apio wins, Atiga not win, Kada not win  Kada wins, Atiga not win, Apio not win  =(1/8)×(2/3)×(3/4)+(1/3)×(7/8)×(3/4)+(1/4)×(7/8)×(2/3)  =(1/(16))+(7/(32))+(7/(48))  =((41)/(96))  (3) (not asked, but added by myself)  all of them win  p=(1/8)×(1/3)×(1/4)=(1/(96))  (4) (not asked, but added by myself)  none of them wins, i.e. all not win  p=(7/8)×(2/3)×(3/4)=(7/(16))
$${Kada}:\:{win}\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}},\:{not}\:{win}\:\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}} \\ $$$${Atiga}:\:{win}\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}},\:{not}\:{win}\:\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}} \\ $$$${Apio}:\:{win}\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}},\:{not}\:{win}\:\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{1}\right) \\ $$$${both}\:{Atiga}\:{and}\:{Apio}\:{win}: \\ $$$${p}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}×\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{12}} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{2}\right) \\ $$$${only}\:{one}\:{wins}\:{means}: \\ $$$${Atiga}\:{wins},\:{Apio}\:{not}\:{win},\:{Kada}\:{not}\:{win} \\ $$$${Apio}\:{wins},\:{Atiga}\:{not}\:{win},\:{Kada}\:{not}\:{win} \\ $$$${Kada}\:{wins},\:{Atiga}\:{not}\:{win},\:{Apio}\:{not}\:{win} \\ $$$$=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}×\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}}×\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}×\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}×\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}×\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}×\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}} \\ $$$$=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{16}}+\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{32}}+\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{48}} \\ $$$$=\frac{\mathrm{41}}{\mathrm{96}} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{3}\right)\:\left({not}\:{asked},\:{but}\:{added}\:{by}\:{myself}\right) \\ $$$${all}\:{of}\:{them}\:{win} \\ $$$${p}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}×\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}×\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{96}} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{4}\right)\:\left({not}\:{asked},\:{but}\:{added}\:{by}\:{myself}\right) \\ $$$${none}\:{of}\:{them}\:{wins},\:{i}.{e}.\:{all}\:{not}\:{win} \\ $$$${p}=\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}×\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{3}}×\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}=\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{16}} \\ $$
Commented by mr W last updated on 14/Nov/21
please comfirm if you have the  right answer!
$${please}\:{comfirm}\:{if}\:{you}\:{have}\:{the} \\ $$$${right}\:{answer}! \\ $$
Commented by otchereabdullai@gmail.com last updated on 14/Nov/21
please no answer to the question but  i trust your anwer God bless you!
$$\mathrm{please}\:\mathrm{no}\:\mathrm{answer}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{question}\:\mathrm{but} \\ $$$$\mathrm{i}\:\mathrm{trust}\:\mathrm{your}\:\mathrm{anwer}\:\mathrm{God}\:\mathrm{bless}\:\mathrm{you}! \\ $$

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