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Published on: August 13, 2026
A man is known to speak the truth 3 out of 4 times. He throws a die and reports that it is a six. The probability that it is actually a six, is
A
B
C
D
None of these
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
Let 
denote the event that a six occurs and 
the event that the man reports that it is a ‘6’, we have
and 
From Baye’s theorem,
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