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Let and be the number of red and black balls, respectively, in box . Let and be the number of red and black balls, respectively, in box One of the two boxes, box and box was selected at random and a ball was drawn randomly out of this box. The ball was found to be red. If the probability that this red ball was drawn from box is then the correct option(s) with the possible values of and is (are)
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: A, B
Step-by-step Solution
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Define the events:
- Let be the event of selecting box I.
- Let be the event of selecting box II.
- Let be the event of drawing a red ball.
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State the given probabilities:
- Since one of the two boxes is selected at random, the probability of selecting each box is:
- The conditional probabilities of drawing a red ball from each box are:
- From box I:
- From box II:
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Formulate the problem using Bayes' Theorem:
- We are given that the ball drawn is red, and the probability that it came from box II is . This can be written as:
- According to Bayes' Theorem:
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Substitute the probabilities and solve for the condition:
- Substitute the known values into the formula:
- Cancel out the term from the numerator and denominator:
- Let's simplify this by letting and . The equation becomes:
- Cross-multiplying gives:
- This is the condition that must be satisfied by the values of and . In other words:
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Check each option against the derived condition:
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Option A:
- LHS:
- RHS:
- Since LHS = RHS, option A is correct.
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Option B:
- LHS:
- RHS:
- Since LHS = RHS, option B is correct.
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Option C:
- LHS:
- RHS:
- Since , option C is incorrect.
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Option D:
- LHS:
- RHS:
- Since , option D is incorrect.
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Conclusion
The options that satisfy the condition are A and B.
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