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Q1.

The three ships namely $A$,$B$ and $C$ sail from India to Africa. If the odds in favour of the ships reaching safely are $2:5$,$3:7$ and $6:11$ respectively,then the probability of all of them arriving safely is

(A)
$\frac{18}{595}$
(B)
$\frac{11}{34}$
(C)
$\frac{196}{217}$
(D)
$\frac{1}{595}$
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Q2.

Three critics review a book. For the three critics,the odds in favour of the book are $(5: 2)$,$(4: 3)$ and $(3: 4)$ respectively. The probability that the majority is in favour of the book is

(A)
$\frac{149}{343}$
(B)
$\frac{185}{343}$
(C)
$\frac{209}{343}$
(D)
$\frac{129}{343}$
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