What is the greatest number of parts of a circle that can be formed by cutting the circle with 7 straight cuts? (note: the parts do not have to be equal in size)
Captain umaima has a ship, the h. m.s. khan. the ship is two furlongs from the dread pirate nadia and her merciless band of thieves. the captain has probability 3/7 of hitting the pirate ship. the pirate only has one good eye, so she hits the captain's ship with probability 2/5. if both fire their cannons at the same time, what is the probability that the captain hits the pirate ship, but the pirate misses.