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2009 · Shift 0 · Q32
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Probability question

2009 · Shift 0 · Q32

JEE MainMathematicsProbabilityMCQ+4 / −1
One ticket is selected at random from 505050 tickets numbered 00,01,02,....,49.00, 01, 02, ...., 49.00,01,02,....,49. Then the probability that the sum of the digits on the selected ticket is 888, given that the product of these digits is zer, equals :
  1. A
    17{1 \over 7}71​
  2. B
    514{5 \over 14}145​
  3. C
    150{1 \over 50}501​
  4. D
    114{1 \over 14}141​
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Correct answer: D

  1. Let A={sum of digits is 8},B={product of digits is 0}.A = \{\text{sum of digits is }8\}, \qquad B = \{\text{product of digits is }0\}.A={sum of digits is 8},B={product of digits is 0}. We need the conditional probability P(A∣B)=P(A∩B)P(B)=n(A∩B)n(B).P(A\mid B)=\frac{P(A\cap B)}{P(B)}=\frac{n(A\cap B)}{n(B)}.P(A∣B)=P(B)P(A∩B)​=n(B)n(A∩B)​.

  2. The tickets are numbered from 000000 to 494949, so there are 505050 equally likely tickets.

  3. First count BBB: product of digits is 000.

    A two-digit ticket has tens digit from 000 to 444 and units digit from 000 to 999.

    The product is 000 when at least one digit is 000.

    • Tens digit 000: tickets 00,01,02,…,0900,01,02,\dots,0900,01,02,…,09 gives 101010 tickets.
    • Units digit 000: tickets 00,10,20,30,4000,10,20,30,4000,10,20,30,40 gives 555 tickets.
    • But 000000 is counted twice, so subtract 111.

    Hence, n(B)=10+5−1=14.n(B)=10+5-1=14.n(B)=10+5−1=14.

  4. Now count A∩BA\cap BA∩B: sum of digits is 888 and product is 000.

    Since product is 000, one digit must be 000. Since sum is 888, the other digit must be 888.

    So the possible tickets are 080808 and 808080.

    But the tickets only go up to 494949, so 808080 is not available. Therefore only 080808 works.

    Hence, n(A∩B)=1.n(A\cap B)=1.n(A∩B)=1.

  5. Therefore, P(A∣B)=114.P(A\mid B)=\frac{1}{14}.P(A∣B)=141​.

  6. Comparing with the options, the correct option is D 114.\boxed{\text{D } \frac{1}{14}}.D 141​​.

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