Mayank plays exactly one sport everyday. It can be football or basketball or chess. For him, the probability of playing chess on a random day is twice as that of playing football and one third of the probability of playing basketball. What is the probability that in the next week, he will play basketball in 3 days, chess in 2 days and football in the remaining days?

Mayank plays exactly one sport everyday. It can be football or basketball or chess. For him, the probability of playing chess on a random day is twice as that of playing football and one third of the probability of playing basketball. What is the probability that in the next week, he will play basketball in 3 days, chess in 2 days and football in the remaining days?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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