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Bag contains 6 white and 4 blue balls, Bag contains 4 white and 6 blue balls, and Bag contains 5 white and 5 blue balls. One of the bags is selected at random and a ball is drawn from it. If the ball is white, then the probability that the ball is drawn from Bag is:
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: B
- Define events
Let:
- = event that bag is selected, for
- = event that the drawn ball is white
Since one of the three bags is selected at random,
- Compute probability of drawing a white ball from each bag
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For : 6 white, 4 blue, total 10
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For : 4 white, 6 blue, total 10
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For : 5 white, 5 blue, total 10
- Find total probability of getting a white ball
By the law of total probability,
So,
Taking LCM ,
- Apply Bayes' theorem
We need
Substitute values:
- Match with options
So the correct option is B.
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