Multiple choice

Messi strikes a goal three times in every eight chances given to him . If he strikes the ball three time then find the probability of hitting goal post only once? (Approx)

  1. 0.31

  2. 0.44

  3. 0.56

  4. 0.25

  5. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is binomial probability with n=3 trials and success probability p=3/8. We need exactly 1 success: P(X=1) = ³C₁ × (3/8)¹ × (5/8)² = 3 × 0.375 × 0.390625 ≈ 0.439. Option A (0.31) underestimates, C (0.56) would require p ≈ 0.5.

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