JEE MainMathematicsProbabilityMCQ+4 / −1
Bag I contains 3 red, 4 black and 3 white balls and Bag II contains 2 red, 5 black and 2 white balls. One ball is transferred from Bag I to Bag II and then a ball is drawn from Bag II. The ball so drawn is found to be black in colour. Then the probability, that the transferred ball is red, is :
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: B
Let
- = event that the transferred ball from Bag I to Bag II is red,
- = event that the transferred ball is black,
- = event that the transferred ball is white,
- = event that the ball drawn from Bag II is black.
We need to find
We use Bayes' theorem:
1. Probabilities of transfer from Bag I
Bag I has red, black, white balls, total balls.
So,
2. Probability of drawing a black ball from Bag II in each case
Initially, Bag II has red, black, white balls, total balls. After transfer, Bag II will have balls.
Case 1: Transferred ball is red
Then Bag II becomes:
- red ,
- black ,
- white .
Hence,
Case 2: Transferred ball is black
Then Bag II becomes:
- red ,
- black ,
- white .
Hence,
Case 3: Transferred ball is white
Then Bag II becomes:
- red ,
- black ,
- white .
Hence,
3. Compute using total probability
Substitute values:
So, P(D_B)=\frac{3}{10}+\frac{6}{25}=rac{15}{50}+\frac{12}{50}=\frac{27}{50}.
4. Apply Bayes' theorem
=\frac{\frac{3}{10}\cdot\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{27}{50}}.$$ $$=\frac{3}{20}\cdot\frac{50}{27}=rac{5}{18}.$$ ## 5. Match with options Thus the required probability is $$\boxed{\frac{5}{18}}.$$ So the correct option is **B**.More from Probability
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