these three salesmen try to sell the product, find the probability of success of only one salesman and failure of the other two.

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Example 8.26 Three salesmen, A, B and C have been given a target of selling 10,000 units of a particu-
lar product, the probabilities of their achieving their targets being respectively 0.25, 0.30 and 0.50. If
these three salesmen try to sell the product, find the probability of success of only one salesman and
failure of the other two.
Transcribed Image Text:Example 8.26 Three salesmen, A, B and C have been given a target of selling 10,000 units of a particu- lar product, the probabilities of their achieving their targets being respectively 0.25, 0.30 and 0.50. If these three salesmen try to sell the product, find the probability of success of only one salesman and failure of the other two.
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