Joseph and Francis would like to shoot each other. Each has a gun with six bullets, makes the first shot at the same time, and agrees to stop shooting once either of them gets shot or after 80 s from the first shot. Joseph and Francis can shoot a moving target successfully 20% and 30% of the time, respectively, but Francis spends 40 s preparing for the succeeding shot while Joseph needs 20 s. Who has more chance of being shot? What is his probability of being shot?

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Joseph and Francis would like to shoot each other. Each has a gun with six bullets, makes the first shot at the same time, and agrees to stop shooting once either of them gets shot or after 80 s from the first shot.

Joseph and Francis can shoot a moving target successfully 20% and 30% of the time, respectively, but Francis spends 40 s preparing for the succeeding shot while Joseph needs 20 s.

Who has more chance of being shot?

What is his probability of being shot? 

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