Q36 / 68 · NEST (NISER) 2023 (Session 2) · Mathematics

If a teacher assigns homework on the $n$th day, the probability that she will assign homework on the $(n+1)$ th day is $\frac{1}{3}$. If she does not assign homework on the $n$th day, the probability that she will assign homework on the $(n+1)$ th day is $\frac{2}{3}$. If she assigned homework on a Monday then the probability that she will assign homework on the Thursday of the week is

  • A
    $\frac{1}{3}$
  • B
    $\frac{7}{27}$
  • Correct answer
    C
    $\frac{13}{27}$
  • D
    $\frac{2}{3}$

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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