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  • An urn contains 4 white 6 black and 8 red balls . If 3 balls are drawn one by one without replacement, find the probability of getting all white balls.


  • Options
  • A. 5/204
  • B. 1/204
  • C. 13/204
  • D. None of these

  • Correct Answer
  • 1/204 

    Explanation

    Let A, B, C be the events of getting a white ball in first, second and third draw respectively, then 

     Required probability =  P A ? B ? C  

    P A   P B A   P C A ? B

     Now, P(A) = Probability of drawing a white ball in first draw = 4/18 = 2/9

    When  a white ball is drawn in the first draw there are 17 balls left in the urn, out of which 3 are white

      ? P B A = 3 17  

    Since the ball drawn is not replaced, therefore after drawing a white ball in the second draw there are 16 balls left in the urn, out of which 2 are white.

      ? P C A ? B   = 2 16 = 1 8

     Hence the required probability =  2 9 × 3 17 × 1 8 = 1 204


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