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==Problem== | ==Problem== | ||
Five gunmen are shooting each other. At the same moment, each randomly chooses one of the other four to shoot. The probability that there are some two people shooting each other can be expressed in the form <math>\frac{a}{b}</math>, where <math>a, b</math> are relatively prime positive integers. Find <math>a+b</math>. | Five gunmen are shooting each other. At the same moment, each randomly chooses one of the other four to shoot. The probability that there are some two people shooting each other can be expressed in the form <math>\frac{a}{b}</math>, where <math>a, b</math> are relatively prime positive integers. Find <math>a+b</math>. | ||
==Solution== | ==Solution 1(PIE)== | ||
Let the five people be <math>A, B, C, D,</math> and <math>E</math>. Let <math>A_1</math> denote the event of <math>A</math> and <math>B</math> shooting each other and <math>A_2</math> through <math>A_10</math> similarly. Then, <math>P(\text{Some 2 people are shooting each other})=P(A_1 \cup A_2 \cup \dots \cup A_10)</math>. | |||
Revision as of 13:15, 31 December 2023
Problem
Five gunmen are shooting each other. At the same moment, each randomly chooses one of the other four to shoot. The probability that there are some two people shooting each other can be expressed in the form 
, where 
are relatively prime positive integers. Find 
.
Solution 1(PIE)
Let the five people be 
and 
. Let 
denote the event of 
and 
shooting each other and 
through 
similarly. Then, 
.
