JEE MainMathematicsProbabilityMCQ+4 / −1
One ticket is selected at random from tickets numbered Then the probability that the sum of the digits on the selected ticket is , given that the product of these digits is zer, equals :
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Correct answer: D
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Let We need the conditional probability
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The tickets are numbered from to , so there are equally likely tickets.
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First count : product of digits is .
A two-digit ticket has tens digit from to and units digit from to .
The product is when at least one digit is .
- Tens digit : tickets gives tickets.
- Units digit : tickets gives tickets.
- But is counted twice, so subtract .
Hence,
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Now count : sum of digits is and product is .
Since product is , one digit must be . Since sum is , the other digit must be .
So the possible tickets are and .
But the tickets only go up to , so is not available. Therefore only works.
Hence,
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Therefore,
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Comparing with the options, the correct option is
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