Box-I contains 3 cards bearing numbers 1 , 2 , 3 ; Box II contains 5 cards bearing numbers 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5…

Box-I contains 3 cards bearing numbers 1,2,3; Box II contains 5 cards bearing numbers 1,2,3,4,5 and Box III contains 7 cards bearing numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. One card is drawn at random from each of the boxes. If xi be the number on the card drawn from the ith  box, i=1,2,3 then the probability that x1+x2+x3 is odd is equal to
  1. 23105
  2. 53105
  3. 43105
  4. 33105

Solution

Given:-

Box-I contains  3 cards bearing numbers 1,2,3.

 Probability of selection of even no. from box-I =13

& Probability of selection of odd no. =23

Box-II contains 5 cards bearing numbers 1,2,3,4,5

 Probability of selection of even no. from box-II =25

and probability of selection of odd no. =35

Box-III contains 7 cards bearing the numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7.

Probability of selection even no. from Box-III =37

and probability of selection of odd no. =47

Now,

Required probability =sum of numbersx1+x2+x3 selected from all the three boxes is odd.

=Pwhen all the three cards are odd+Pwhen two are even & one is odd

=23×35×47+13×25×47+13×35×37+23×25×37

=53105

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (20 Aug Shift 2)

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