1.the couple will be alive 20 years hence
2. at least one of them will be alive 20 years hence.
Odds against $\mathrm{A}$ are $8: 5$
$\therefore$ the probability of occurrence of event $\mathrm{A}$ is given by
$P(A)=\frac{5}{8+5}=\frac{5}{13}$
$\therefore P\left(A^{\prime}\right)=1-P(A)$
$=1-\frac{5}{13}$
$=\frac{8}{13}$
Let $B$ be the event that wife would be alive after 20 years.
Odds against $B$ are $4: 3$
$\therefore$ the probability of occurrence of event $B$ is given by
$\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{B})=\frac{3}{4+3}=\frac{3}{7}$
$\therefore \mathrm{P}\left(\mathrm{B}^{\prime}\right)=1-\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{B})$
$=1-\frac{3}{7}$
$=\frac{4}{7}$
Since $A$ and $B$ are independent events
$\therefore \mathrm{A}^{\prime}$ and $\mathrm{B}^{\prime}$ are also independent events
(i) Let $\mathrm{X}$ be the event that both will be alive after 20 years.
$\therefore P(X)=(A \cap B)$
$\therefore P(X)=P(A) \cdot P(B)$
$=\frac{5}{13} \times \frac{3}{7}$
$=\frac{15}{91}$
(ii) Let $Y$ be the event that at least one will be alive after 20 years.
$\therefore P(Y)=P(\text { at least one would be alive })$
$=1-P(\text { both would not be alive })$
$=1-P\left(A^{\prime} \cap B^{\prime}\right)$
$=1-P\left(A^{\prime}\right) . P\left(B^{\prime}\right)$
$=1-\frac{8}{13} \times \frac{4}{7}$
$=1-\frac{32}{91}$
$=\frac{59}{91}$