The problem reads as follows:
Probabilities that Rajesh passes in Physics, Math and Chemistry are $p$, $m$ and $c$ respectively. Of these subjects, Rajesh has $75%$ chance of passing in at least one, $50%$ chance of passing in at least two and $40%$ chance of passing in exactly two. Find which of the following is true:
(a) $p+m+c=\frac{19}{20}$
(b) $p+m+c=\frac{27}{20}$
(c) $pmc = \frac{1}{20}$
(d) $pmc = \frac{1}{8}$
Given answer is (b)
What all I am able to guess, is following
Given:
- At least one = $75\%$
- At least two = $50\%$
- Exactly two = $40\%$
From this
- Exactly three = At least two - Exactly two $= 50\%-40\% = 10\%$
- Exactly one = At least one - At least two $= 75\% - 50\% = 25\%$
- None = $100\%$ - At least one $=100\%-75\%=25\%$
However I dont find how to proceed.
Draw a Venn diagram, you will find that
$p+m+c =$ P(exactly one) + 2P(exactly two) + 3P(exactly three)
= $\dfrac{25 + 2\cdot40 + 3\cdot10}{100} = \dfrac{135}{100} = \dfrac{27}{20}$