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2022 · 25 Jun · Shift 1 · Q30
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Probability question

2022 · 25 Jun · Shift 1 · Q30

JEE MainMathematicsProbabilityMCQ+4 / −1
Let E1 and E2 be two events such that the conditional probabilities P(E1∣E2)=12P({E_1}|{E_2}) = {1 \over 2}P(E1​∣E2​)=21​, P(E2∣E1)=34P({E_2}|{E_1}) = {3 \over 4}P(E2​∣E1​)=43​ and P(E1∩E2)=18P({E_1} \cap {E_2}) = {1 \over 8}P(E1​∩E2​)=81​. Then :
  1. A
    P(E1∩E2)=P(E1) . P(E2)P({E_1} \cap {E_2}) = P({E_1})\,.\,P({E_2})P(E1​∩E2​)=P(E1​).P(E2​)
  2. B
    P(E1′∩E2′)=P(E1′) . P(E2)P(E{'_1} \cap E{'_2}) = P(E{'_1})\,.\,P(E{_2})P(E1′​∩E2′​)=P(E1′​).P(E2​)
  3. C
    P(E1∩E2′)=P(E1) . P(E2)P({E_1} \cap E{'_2}) = P({E_1})\,.\,P({E_2})P(E1​∩E2′​)=P(E1​).P(E2​)
  4. D
    P(E1′∩E2)=P(E1) . P(E2)P(E{'_1} \cap {E_2}) = P({E_1})\,.\,P({E_2})P(E1′​∩E2​)=P(E1​).P(E2​)
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Correct answer: C

  1. Use the definitions of conditional probability

Given: P(E1∣E2)=12,P(E2∣E1)=34,P(E1∩E2)=18P(E_1\mid E_2)=\frac{1}{2}, \quad P(E_2\mid E_1)=\frac{3}{4}, \quad P(E_1\cap E_2)=\frac{1}{8}P(E1​∣E2​)=21​,P(E2​∣E1​)=43​,P(E1​∩E2​)=81​

Now, P(E1∣E2)=P(E1∩E2)P(E2)P(E_1\mid E_2)=\frac{P(E_1\cap E_2)}{P(E_2)}P(E1​∣E2​)=P(E2​)P(E1​∩E2​)​ So, 12=1/8P(E2)\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1/8}{P(E_2)}21​=P(E2​)1/8​ P(E2)=14P(E_2)=\frac{1}{4}P(E2​)=41​

Also, P(E2∣E1)=P(E1∩E2)P(E1)P(E_2\mid E_1)=\frac{P(E_1\cap E_2)}{P(E_1)}P(E2​∣E1​)=P(E1​)P(E1​∩E2​)​ So, 34=1/8P(E1)\frac{3}{4}=\frac{1/8}{P(E_1)}43​=P(E1​)1/8​ P(E1)=16P(E_1)=\frac{1}{6}P(E1​)=61​


  1. Find the remaining basic probabilities

P(E1∩E2′)=P(E1)−P(E1∩E2)=16−18=124P(E_1\cap E_2')=P(E_1)-P(E_1\cap E_2)=\frac{1}{6}-\frac{1}{8}=\frac{1}{24}P(E1​∩E2′​)=P(E1​)−P(E1​∩E2​)=61​−81​=241​

P(E1′∩E2)=P(E2)−P(E1∩E2)=14−18=18P(E_1'\cap E_2)=P(E_2)-P(E_1\cap E_2)=\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{8}=\frac{1}{8}P(E1′​∩E2​)=P(E2​)−P(E1​∩E2​)=41​−81​=81​

P(E1′∩E2′)=1−P(E1∪E2)P(E_1'\cap E_2')=1-P(E_1\cup E_2)P(E1′​∩E2′​)=1−P(E1​∪E2​) with P(E1∪E2)=P(E1)+P(E2)−P(E1∩E2)=16+14−18=724P(E_1\cup E_2)=P(E_1)+P(E_2)-P(E_1\cap E_2)=\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{8}=\frac{7}{24}P(E1​∪E2​)=P(E1​)+P(E2​)−P(E1​∩E2​)=61​+41​−81​=247​ Hence, P(E1′∩E2′)=1−724=1724P(E_1'\cap E_2')=1-\frac{7}{24}=\frac{17}{24}P(E1′​∩E2′​)=1−247​=2417​

Also, P(E1′)=1−16=56,P(E2′)=1−14=34P(E_1')=1-\frac{1}{6}=\frac{5}{6}, \qquad P(E_2')=1-\frac{1}{4}=\frac{3}{4}P(E1′​)=1−61​=65​,P(E2′​)=1−41​=43​


  1. Check each option

Option A

P(E1∩E2)=18P(E_1\cap E_2)=\frac{1}{8}P(E1​∩E2​)=81​ while P(E1)P(E2)=16⋅14=124P(E_1)P(E_2)=\frac{1}{6}\cdot\frac{1}{4}=\frac{1}{24}P(E1​)P(E2​)=61​⋅41​=241​ Since 18≠124\frac{1}{8}\ne\frac{1}{24}81​=241​ A is false.

Option B

P(E1′∩E2′)=1724P(E_1'\cap E_2')=\frac{17}{24}P(E1′​∩E2′​)=2417​ while P(E1′)P(E2)=56⋅14=524P(E_1')P(E_2)=\frac{5}{6}\cdot\frac{1}{4}=\frac{5}{24}P(E1′​)P(E2​)=65​⋅41​=245​ Since 1724≠524\frac{17}{24}\ne\frac{5}{24}2417​=245​ B is false.

Option C

P(E1∩E2′)=124P(E_1\cap E_2')=\frac{1}{24}P(E1​∩E2′​)=241​ and P(E1)P(E2)=16⋅14=124P(E_1)P(E_2)=\frac{1}{6}\cdot\frac{1}{4}=\frac{1}{24}P(E1​)P(E2​)=61​⋅41​=241​ Thus, P(E1∩E2′)=P(E1)P(E2)P(E_1\cap E_2')=P(E_1)P(E_2)P(E1​∩E2′​)=P(E1​)P(E2​) So C is true.

Option D

P(E1′∩E2)=18P(E_1'\cap E_2)=\frac{1}{8}P(E1′​∩E2​)=81​ while P(E1)P(E2)=124P(E_1)P(E_2)=\frac{1}{24}P(E1​)P(E2​)=241​ Since 18≠124\frac{1}{8}\ne\frac{1}{24}81​=241​ D is false.


  1. Conclusion

The only correct option is: C\boxed{\text{C}}C​

This matches the stored correct answer.

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