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Published on: August 13, 2026
Three ships A, B and C sail from England to India. If the ratio of their arriving safely are 2 : 5, 3 : 7 and 6 : 11 respectively then the probability of all the ships for arriving safely is
A
B
C
D
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
We have ratio of the ships A , B and C for arriving safely are 2 : 5, 3 : 7 and 6 : 11 respectively.
∴ ∴ The probability of ship A for arriving safely 
Similarly, for 
and for C = 
Probability of all the ships for arriving safely
= 
.
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