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Bag A contains 3 white, 7 red balls and Bag B contains 3 white, 2 red balls. One bag is selected at random and a ball is drawn from it. The probability of drawing the ball from the bag A, if the ball drawn is white, is
- A1/4
- B1/3
- C3/10
- D1/9
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Correct answer: B
- Define the events
Let:
- = event that Bag A is selected
- = event that Bag B is selected
- = event that the drawn ball is white
Since one bag is selected at random,
- Find the probability of drawing a white ball from each bag
-
Bag A has white and red balls, so total balls.
-
Bag B has white and red balls, so total balls.
- Use Bayes' theorem
We need:
Substitute the values:
- Simplify
Numerator:
Denominator:
Now, so denominator becomes
Thus,
- Match with the options
So the correct option is B.
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