JEE MainMathematicsPermutations and CombinationsMCQ+4 / −1
There are two urns. Urn A has 3 distinct red balls and urn B has 9 distinct blue balls. From each urn two balls are taken out at random and then transferred to the other. The number of ways in which this can be done is
- A36
- B66
- C108
- D3
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Correct answer: C
- Understand the process
We have:
- Urn A: distinct red balls
- Urn B: distinct blue balls
We must:
- choose balls from urn A,
- choose balls from urn B,
- then transfer them to the other urn.
So the number of ways depends only on the selections from each urn.
- Choose 2 balls from urn A
From distinct balls, the number of ways to choose is
- Choose 2 balls from urn B
From distinct balls, the number of ways to choose is
- Total number of ways
These two choices are independent, so total ways:
- Check options
- A: ❌
- B: ❌
- C: ✅
- D: ❌
Therefore, the correct option is
So, Option C is correct.
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