Question

g Sardar has two old rich aunts, Betty and Gwenda. Assume they will both die before he does. For each aunt, Sardar thinks the chance that she will leave him some money if she dies first is 1/3. But Sardar thinks that if Gwenda dies first, the chance that Betty will leave him money is only 1/4, and if Betty dies first, the chance Gwenda will leave him money is also 1/4. What is the probability that he will inherit at least some money by the time they both die

Answer 1

Answer:

Sardar has a 29% chance of inheriting at least some money.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since Sardar has two old rich aunts, Betty and Gwenda, assuming they will both die before he does, for each aunt, Sardar thinks the chance that she will leave him some money if she dies first is 1/3, but Sardar thinks that if Gwenda dies first, the chance that Betty will leave him money is only 1/4, and if Betty dies first, the chance Gwenda will leave him money is also 1/4, to determine what is the probability that he will inherit at least some money by the time they both die the following calculation must be performed:

(1/3 + 1/4) / 2 = X

(0.333 + 0.25) / 2 = X

0.58333 / 2 = X

0.29 = X

Therefore, Sardar has a 29% chance of inheriting at least some money.

Answer 2

Based on the various probabilities that Sardar's aunts will leave him money when they die, the probability that he will at least inherit some money is 0.4375.

What is the probability that he will inherit at least some money?

This can be found by the formula:

= Probability that Gwenda leaves money + Probability that Betty leaves money - Probability that both leave money

Solving gives:

=  1/4 + 1/4 - (1 / 4 x 1 / 4 )

= 1/2 - 1/16

= 0.4375

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