The probabilities that Kodjo and Adoga pass an examination are \(\frac{3}{4}\) and \(\frac{3}{5}\) respectively. Find the probability of both boys failing t...
The probabilities that Kodjo and Adoga pass an examination are \(\frac{3}{4}\) and \(\frac{3}{5}\) respectively. Find the probability of both boys failing the examination
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The probability of Kodjo passing the exam is \(\frac{3}{4}\) and the probability of Adoga passing the exam is \(\frac{3}{5}\).
To find the probability of both boys failing the exam, we need to find the probability of Kodjo failing the exam and the probability of Adoga failing the exam, and then multiply these probabilities together.
The probability of Kodjo failing the exam is \(1 - \frac{3}{4} = \frac{1}{4}\). Similarly, the probability of Adoga failing the exam is \(1 - \frac{3}{5} = \frac{2}{5}\).
Therefore, the probability of both boys failing the exam is:
$$
\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{2}{5} = \frac{2}{20} = \frac{1}{10}
$$
So, the correct answer is \(\frac{1}{10}\).