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Provability for a bomb found in a plane in 2010, 2011, 2012 was:     9*10-7

A person believed he had a trick for a safer flight without any bombs at all, so he carried a bomb with him on the plane.
The probability of two bombs on board has to be less than the probability of one bomb! He sets up a calculation and uses year 2010 as an example.

P(Two bombs in 2010) = P(bomb) * P(bomb) = 9*10-7 9*10-7 = 81*10-14 = 8,1 * 10-13

This person carries his bomb along and does not want to defuse it, only use it as a dummy bomb. That is because he thinks that the provability for two bombs in one bomb is less likely.

Sadly he is arrested and jailed. Why did his theory fail?

 Jun 11, 2014

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In his case the probability of at least 1 bomb was 100% or 1 because he took it on board with him.

So the probability of two bombs, just in his case was 1* 9*10-7 =9*10-7 

Taking the extra bomb on board did not decrease his chances of another being on the plane.  

It just got him arrested  

(I think that is what you meant?)

 Jun 12, 2014
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Did any one find out how a workound for this?

 Jun 12, 2014
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 Jun 12, 2014
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In his case the probability of at least 1 bomb was 100% or 1 because he took it on board with him.

So the probability of two bombs, just in his case was 1* 9*10-7 =9*10-7 

Taking the extra bomb on board did not decrease his chances of another being on the plane.  

It just got him arrested  

(I think that is what you meant?)

Melody Jun 12, 2014

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