A bag contains 10 identical pens, of which 4 are red and 6 are blue. 3 pens are taken out at random one…

A bag contains 10 identical pens, of which 4 are red and 6 are blue. 3 pens are taken out at random one after another. Find probability that all 3 are blue
  1. $\frac{6}{10}$
  2. $\frac{3}{10}$
  3. $\frac{1}{6}$
  4. $\frac{3}{6}$

Solution

Total number of balls $=10$ Number of Red balls $=4$ Number of Blue balls $=6$ Total Number of ways of choosing 3 balls $={ }^{10} C_3$ Number of ways of choosing 3 blue balls $={ }^6 C_3$ $\therefore$ Required Probability $=\frac{{ }^6 C_3}{{ }^{10} C_3}=\frac{1}{6}$ Hence, option (3) is correct.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (22 Sep Shift 2)

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