Question

A student is practicing archery with a target made of three concentric zones: A circular bull's eye in the middle, an inner ring, and an outer ring. He has a 0.14 probability of hitting the bull's eye, a 0.37 probability of hitting the inner ring and a 0.40 probability of hitting the outer ring. On any given shot, what is the probability that the student:

a) Hits the inner ring or the bull's eye.

b) Hits the target but does not get a bull's eye.

c) Misses the target entirely.

Answer 1