three persons are entering a five storey building.they can go to first floor or second floor or third floor or fifth floor of the building.what is the probability that they will meet in one floor?

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facundo3141592 facundo3141592 · Answer 1 · 2022-03-17T11:26:20+01:00

The probability that they will meet in one floor is 1/16.

There are 3 people, and 4 possible floors.

Then the probability of going to a given floor is equal to 1 over the total number of floors:

p = 1/4.

So, let's assume that the first person goes to a given floor, for example, the second.

Then we need to find the probability that the second and third persons also go to that same floor, and it is 1/4 for each.

Then the total probability is the product of the individual probabilities:

P = (1/4)*(1/4) = 1/16.

So the probability that they will meet in one floor is 1/16.

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