A box A contains 2 white, 3 red and 2 black balls. Another box B contains 4 white, 2 red and 3 black balls.…

A box A contains 2 white, 3 red and 2 black balls. Another box B contains 4 white, 2 red and 3 black balls. If two balls are drawn at random, without replacement from a randomly, selected box and one ball turns out to be white while the other ball turns out to be red, then the probability that both balls are drawn from box B is :
  1. 78 
  2. 916 
  3. 716 
  4. 932 

Solution

Probability that box A is selected PA=12

Probability that box B is selected PB=12 

Let E be the event that one ball is white while the other is red.

 PE=PA·PE/A+PB·PE/B

=122·37C2+4·29C2=12621+836=1227+29=1663

Thus, PB/E=PB PE/BPE=191663=716

Asked in: MHT CET Full Test 10

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