Captain Gabriela has a ship, the H. M.S. Khan. The ship is two furlongs from the dread pirate Daniel and his
merciless band of thieves.
The Captain has probability
of hitting the pirate ship. The pirate only has one good eye, so he hits the
Captain's ship with probability
If both fire their cannons at the same time, what is the probability that both the pirate and the Captain hit each
other's ships?