JEE MainMathematicsProbabilityMCQ+4 / −1
A box 'A' contains white, red and black balls. Another box 'B' contains white, red and black balls. If two balls are drawn at random, without eplacement, from a randomly selected box and one ball turns out to be white while the other ball turns out to be red, then the probability that both balls are drawn from box 'B' is :
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: B
- Let the event of choosing box or
Since the box is selected randomly,
Let be the event that in two draws (without replacement), one ball is white and the other is red.
We need to find:
Using Bayes' theorem,
- Compute
Box contains:
- white
- red
- black
Total balls in box :
We want probability of getting one white and one red in two draws without replacement.
This can happen in two orders:
- white then red
- red then white
So,
- Compute
Box contains:
- white
- red
- black
Total balls in box :
Again, one white and one red can occur in two orders:
- Apply Bayes' theorem
Cancel from numerator and denominator:
Now,
Thus, P(B\mid E)=\frac{2}{9}\cdot\frac{63}{32}=rac{14}{32}=rac{7}{16}.
- Check options
The correct probability is:
So the correct option is B.
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