In answering a question on a multiple choice test for class XII, a student either knows the answer or guesses. Let 53 be the probability that he knows the answer and 52 be the probability that he guesses. Assume that a student who guesses at the answer will be correct with probability 31. Let E1, E2, and E be the events that the student knows the answer, guesses the answer and answers correctly respectively. A student answers correctly if he/she knows the answer. Using the above information, answer the question:
The value of P(E) is
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 1
By total probability: P(E)=P(E1)P(E/E1)+P(E2)P(E/E2)=(3/5)(1)+(2/5)(1/3)=9/15+2/15=11/15.