Mungai, Koskei and Kandie are participating in an athletics competition. The probability that Mungai, Koskei and Kandie complete the race are 3/5, 1/6 and 4/7...

      

Mungai, Koskei and Kandie are participating in an athletics competition. The probability that Mungai, Koskei and Kandie complete the race are 3/5, 1/6 and 4/7 respectively. Find the probability that in a competition:
i) Only one of them completes the race
ii) All the three complete the race
iii) None of them completes the race
iv) Two of them complete the race
v) At least one completes the race

  

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Kavungya answered the question on November 15, 2019 at 12:50

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