Captain Ashley has a ship, the H. M.S Crimson Lynx. The ship is two furlongs from the dread pirate Umaima
and her merciless band of thieves.
hitting the pirate ship. If her ship has
If her ship hasn't already been hit, Captain Ashley has probability
been hit, Captain Ashley will always miss.
5 of hitting the Captain's ship. If
If her ship hasn't already been hit, dread pirate Umaima has probability
her ship has been hit, dread pirate Umaima will always miss.
If the Captain and the pirate each shoot once, and the pirate shoots first, what is the probability that both
the pirate and the Captain hit each other's ships?