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SamTaylor
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I am having some problems solving this exercise. Can somebody give a hint on how to solve this. The hint from the book is not really helping me.
Two sharpshooters, A and B, are going to shoot at a target. A has probability Pa of hitting it on a single shot; B has probability Pb of hitting it on a single shot. Wheater the target is struck on anyone shot is statistically independent of whether it is struck on any other shot. What is the probability that B needs to shoot more times before hitting the target than A?
(Hint from the book:
1. Suppose that A hits the target for the first time on his nth shot.
2. Calculate the probabity that B shoots more than n times before hitting the target
3. Then use the principle of total probabity to account for all values of n from 1 ad infinium)
Pr(M AND M) = Pr(M|Ai)*Pr(Ai)
Pr(M) = Pr(M|A1)*Pr(A1) + Pr(M|A2)*Pr(A2) ...
P(A nth shot) = Pa*(1-Pa)^(n-1)
P(B nth+1 shot) = Pb*(1-Pb)^n
?
Thank you
I am having some problems solving this exercise. Can somebody give a hint on how to solve this. The hint from the book is not really helping me.
Homework Statement
Two sharpshooters, A and B, are going to shoot at a target. A has probability Pa of hitting it on a single shot; B has probability Pb of hitting it on a single shot. Wheater the target is struck on anyone shot is statistically independent of whether it is struck on any other shot. What is the probability that B needs to shoot more times before hitting the target than A?
(Hint from the book:
1. Suppose that A hits the target for the first time on his nth shot.
2. Calculate the probabity that B shoots more than n times before hitting the target
3. Then use the principle of total probabity to account for all values of n from 1 ad infinium)
Homework Equations
Pr(M AND M) = Pr(M|Ai)*Pr(Ai)
Pr(M) = Pr(M|A1)*Pr(A1) + Pr(M|A2)*Pr(A2) ...
The Attempt at a Solution
P(A nth shot) = Pa*(1-Pa)^(n-1)
P(B nth+1 shot) = Pb*(1-Pb)^n
?
Thank you