When Ayla plays darts the chances that a she hits a bulls eye is 0.5
What are the chances that three darts fired in succession will all hit bulls eye?

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When Ayla plays darts the chances that a she hits a bulls eye is 0.5
What are the chances that three darts fired in succession will all hit bulls eye?

anonymous · Answer

$$(.5)^3$$  if you assume the results are independent

anonymous · Answer

p(three darts fired in succession will all hit bulls eye) 
 =  p(dart 1 hits bulls eye) and p(dart 2 hits bulls eye) and p(dart 3 hits bulls eye)

Now "and" means "multipication in math

p(dart 1 hits bulls eye)=p(dart 2 hits bulls eye)=p(dart 3 hits bulls eye)=0.5

anonymous · Answer

p(three darts fired in succession will all hit bulls eye) = 0.5 * 0.5 * 0.5

anonymous · Answer

can you put the answer in % form please

anonymous · Answer

0.125*100 = 12.5 %

anonymous · Answer

Whats the probability that none will hit?

anonymous · Answer

Try in the similar way I showed you above.

anonymous · Answer

ok thanks you a bunch

anonymous · Answer

yw :)