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Suppose A and B shoot independently until each hits his target. They have probabilities 3/5 and 5/7 of hitting the targets at each shot. Find the probability than B will require more shots than A.

A

`5//21`

B

`6//31`

C

`7//41`

D

none of these

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The correct Answer is:
B

`(b)` If `A` takes `r` shot then `B` will take more than `r` shots so required probablities
`=sumP(A')^(r-1)*P(A)[P(B')^(r )*P(B)+P(B')^(r+1)*P(B)+....]`
`=sum(P(A'))^(r-1)*P(A)*((P(B'))^(r )P(B))/(1-P(B'))`
`=sum_(r=1)^(oo)(P(A'))^(r-1)*P(A)*(P(B'))^(r )`
`=(P(A)*P(B))/(1-P(A')*P(B'))=(3//5*2//7)/(1-2//5*2//7)=(6)/(31)`
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