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Probability (Class 12) · Question 5

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A bag contains 10 balls out of which k are red and (10 − k) are black, where 0 k 10. If three balls are drawn at random without replacement and all of them are found to be black, then the probability that the bag contains 1 red and 9 black balls is:

  1. 7110
  2. 711
  3. 755
  4. 1455

Answer

(4) 1455

Solution

Let Ek: bag has k red balls, k = 0, 1, …, 10 (11 equally likely cases) P(Ek) = 111

A: the three balls drawn are black P(A Ek) = 10-kC310C3

By Bayes' theorem:

P(E1 A) = 9C3 k=010 10-kC3

k=010 10-kC3 = 3C3 + 4C3 + + 10C3 = 11C4 = 330

P(E1 A) = 84330 = 1455

Answer: (4)

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