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Three persons A, B and C were given a task, whose probabilities of completion their task on time are 13,14\frac{1}{3}, \frac{1}{4} and 15\frac{1}{5} respectively. They were asked to complete the task on time independently.

The probability that exactly one of them complete the task on time is

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

Independent events with P(A)=13,P(B)=14,P(C)=15P(A)=\frac{1}{3}, P(B)=\frac{1}{4}, P(C)=\frac{1}{5}.

P(exactly one)=P(A)P(B′)P(C′)+P(A′)P(B)P(C′)+P(A′)P(B′)P(C)P(\text{exactly one}) = P(A)P(B')P(C') + P(A')P(B)P(C') + P(A')P(B')P(C)

=13⋅34⋅45+23⋅14⋅45+23⋅34⋅15=12+8+660=2660=1330= \frac{1}{3}\cdot\frac{3}{4}\cdot\frac{4}{5} + \frac{2}{3}\cdot\frac{1}{4}\cdot\frac{4}{5} + \frac{2}{3}\cdot\frac{3}{4}\cdot\frac{1}{5} = \frac{12+8+6}{60} = \frac{26}{60} = \frac{13}{30}.

Note: The computed value is 1330\frac{13}{30}. Option (4) appears as 1320\frac{13}{20}, which we read as a print error for 1330\frac{13}{30}, matching the official key.

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