If the Captain and the pirate each shoot once, and the Captain shoots first, what is the probability that the Captain misses the pirate ship, but the pirate hits?

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Captain Nadia has a ship, the H.M.S Crimson
Lynx. The ship is two furlongs from the dread
pirate Tiffany and her merciless band of
thieves.
If her ship hasn't already been hit, Captain
1
Nadia has probability , of hitting the pirate
ship. If her ship has been hit, Captain Nadia
will always miss.
If her ship hasn't already been hit, dread pirate
2
Tiffany has probability
of hitting the
7
Captain's ship. If her ship has been hit, dread
pirate Tiffany will always miss.
If the Captain and the pirate each shoot
once, and the Captain shoots first, what is
the probability that the Captain misses the
pirate ship, but the pirate hits?
Transcribed Image Text:Captain Nadia has a ship, the H.M.S Crimson Lynx. The ship is two furlongs from the dread pirate Tiffany and her merciless band of thieves. If her ship hasn't already been hit, Captain 1 Nadia has probability , of hitting the pirate ship. If her ship has been hit, Captain Nadia will always miss. If her ship hasn't already been hit, dread pirate 2 Tiffany has probability of hitting the 7 Captain's ship. If her ship has been hit, dread pirate Tiffany will always miss. If the Captain and the pirate each shoot once, and the Captain shoots first, what is the probability that the Captain misses the pirate ship, but the pirate hits?
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