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A hunter knows that a deer is hidden in one of the two near by bushes, the probability of its being hidden in bush-I being 4/5. The hunter having a rifle containing 10 bullets decides to fire them all at bush-I or II. It is known that each shot may hit one of the two bushes, independently of the other with probability 1/2. Number of bullets must he fire on bush-I to hit the animal with maximum probability is (Assume that the bullet hitting the bush also hits the animal).


The answer is 6.

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