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1.(ii)   Two customers Shyam and Ekta are visiting a particular shop in the same week (Tuesday to Saturday). Each is equally likely to visit the shop on any day as on another day. What is the probability that both will visit the shop on (ii) consecutive days?

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Total possible ways Shyam and Ekta can visit the shop = 5\times5 = 25

(2) The case that both will visit the shop on consecutive days.

Shyam can go on any day between Tuesday to Friday in 4 ways.

For any day that Shyam goes, Ekta will go on the next day in 1 way

Similarly, Ekta can go on any day between Tuesday to Friday in 4 ways.

And Shyam will go on the next day in 1 way.

(Note: None of the cases repeats since they are in a different order!)

Total ways that they both go in the same day = 4\times1+4\times1 =8 

\therefore P(they\ go\ on\ consecutive\ days) = \frac{8}{25}

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