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The document presents a probability problem involving three students solving a task, defining events related to their success. It outlines the steps to calculate the probabilities of each student's success based on given conditions and relationships. The final answer for the probability of S3 solving the problem is 13/36.

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Q0012

The document presents a probability problem involving three students solving a task, defining events related to their success. It outlines the steps to calculate the probabilities of each student's success based on given conditions and relationships. The final answer for the probability of S3 solving the problem is 13/36.

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Problem Q0012

[ Source: JEE Advanced 2025


U Type: S (Single–answer MCQ)
W Difficulty: 2/5

Three students S1 , S2 , S3 are given a problem. Define events:

U : at least one solves, V : S1 solves | S2 , S3 both fail, W : S2 solves and S3 fails, T : S3 solves.

Given P (U ) = 21 , P (V ) = 1
10
, P (W ) = 1
12
, find P (T ).

p1 (1−p2 )(1−p3 ) 1
Step 1: P (V ) = P (S1 | S2c S3c ) = (1−p2 )(1−p3 )
= p1 . Hence p1 = P (S1 ) = 10
.
(*C0049*)

1
Step 2: P (W ) = P (S2 ∧ S3c ) = p2 (1 − p3 ) = 12
. (*C0050*)

Step 3: Complementary-product relation


1
P (U ) = 1 − (1 − p1 )(1 − p2 )(1 − p3 ) = 2
=⇒ (1 − p1 )(1 − p2 )(1 − p3 ) = 21 .

1 1/2
Substitute p1 = 10
to get (1 − p2 )(1 − p3 ) = 9/10
= 59 . (*C0051*)

Step 4: Solve for p2 , p3 Let a = 1 − p3 , b = p2 . Then


1
ab = 12
, (1 − b)a = 59 .
3 23
Solving gives b = 23
, a= 36
, so
13
p3 = 1 − a = 36
.

(*C0052*)

13
Answer: 36
.

U Topic: A30.01 – Conditional probability event relations

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C0049: Conditional probability extraction
Extract p1 = P (S1 | S2c , S3c ) = P (V ).

C0050: Joint probability extraction


Extract p2 (1 − p3 ) = P (W ).

C0051: Complementary-product relation


Use (1 − p1 )(1 − p2 )(1 − p3 ) = 1 − P (U ).

C0052: System solution for p3


Solve two equations in p2 , p3 to find p3 .

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