JEE AdvancedMathematicsProbabilityMCQ+4 / −1
A box contains white ball, red balls and black balls. Another box contains white balls, red balls and black balls. A third box contains white balls, red balls and black balls. If balls are drawn (without replacement) from a randomly selected box and one of the balls is white and the other ball is red, the probability that these balls are drawn from box is
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: D
Let
- = event that the chosen box is
- = event that in drawing balls, one is white and one is red
We need to find:
Since the box is selected randomly,
We use Bayes' theorem:
Because all three prior probabilities are equal, this becomes
1. Compute
Box has white, red, black balls, total .
Probability of getting one white and one red:
2. Compute
Box has white, red, black balls, total .
3. Compute
Box has white, red, black balls, total .
4. Apply Bayes' theorem
So,
Now add the denominator: LCM of is .
Hence,
Therefore,
5. Final answer
This corresponds to Option D.
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