The probability of A speaks truth 4/5 while B is 3/4. The probability that they contradict each other when asked to speak on a fact is
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![p |1| = \frac{4}{5} ( a \: speaks \: truth) \\ q |1| = \frac{1}{5} (a \: lie) \\ \\ similarly \: for \: b \\ p |2| = \frac{3}{4} \\ q |2| = \frac{1}{4} \\ prob \: of \: contradiction \: \\ p = p |1| q |2| + p |2| q |1| \\ = (\frac{4}{5} \times \frac{1}{4} ) + ( \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{1}{5} ) p |1| = \frac{4}{5} ( a \: speaks \: truth) \\ q |1| = \frac{1}{5} (a \: lie) \\ \\ similarly \: for \: b \\ p |2| = \frac{3}{4} \\ q |2| = \frac{1}{4} \\ prob \: of \: contradiction \: \\ p = p |1| q |2| + p |2| q |1| \\ = (\frac{4}{5} \times \frac{1}{4} ) + ( \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{1}{5} )](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=p+%7C1%7C++%3D++%5Cfrac%7B4%7D%7B5%7D+%28+a+%5C%3A+speaks+%5C%3A+truth%29+%5C%5C+q+%7C1%7C+%3D++%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B5%7D+%28a+%5C%3A+lie%29+%5C%5C++%5C%5C+similarly+%5C%3A+for+%5C%3A+b+%5C%5C+p+%7C2%7C++%3D++%5Cfrac%7B3%7D%7B4%7D++%5C%5C+q+%7C2%7C++%3D++%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B4%7D++%5C%5C+prob+%5C%3A+of+%5C%3A+contradiction+%5C%3A++%5C%5C+p+%3D+p+%7C1%7C+q+%7C2%7C++%2B+p+%7C2%7C+q+%7C1%7C+%5C%5C+++%3D++%28%5Cfrac%7B4%7D%7B5%7D++%5Ctimes++%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B4%7D+%29+%2B+%28+%5Cfrac%7B3%7D%7B4%7D++%5Ctimes++%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B5%7D+%29)
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