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GATE 2024 AG – Question 26

Engineering Mathematics · Probability and Statistics · 1 mark · Numerical answer

Threshers P, Q, R pass an endurance test with probabilities1/6,1/4,1/2. Find probability at least one passes, as a fraction rounded to two decimals.

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Correct answer: 0.68 to 0.69

Explanation

Assuming independent test outcomes, the probability none passes is $(1-1/6)(1-1/4)(1-1/2)=(5/6)(3/4)(1/2)=5/16$. Its complement is $1-5/16=11/16=.6875$,rounded **0.69**. Independence is implicit in the keyed result; marginal probabilities alone would not determine the union probability.

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