The probability of a man hitting a target is . The least number of shots required, so that the probability of his hitting the target at least once is greater than , is ______ .
Answer: 3
Solution
The chance of missing in one shot is , so the chance of missing all shots is , and hitting at least once has probability . Requiring this to exceed gives . Testing integers, is still above , while falls below it, so the least number of shots required is .
JEE Main · 2020 · 04 Sep 2020 · Shift 1 · Integer answer