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Ajay and his wife Reshmi appear in an interview for two vaccancies in the same post. The Probability of Ajay's selection is 1/7 and that of his wife Reshmi's selection is 1/5. What is the probability that only one of them will be selected?

Correct Answer: 2/7

Explanation:

P( only one of them will be selected) = p[(E and not F) or (F and not E)] 


 =  P E F F E  


 


P E P F + P F P E


 


 = 1 7 × 4 5 + 1 5 × 6 7 = 2 7


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