A bag contains 4 red, 5 blue and 3 green balls. If two balls are drawn at random from the bag, then which of the following statements are correct?
(A) The probability that both balls are red is 1/11.
(B) The probability that one ball is red, and one ball is blue is 10/33
(C) The probability that both balls are blue is 5/33.
(D) The probability that both balls are green is 5/11.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A bag contains 4 red, 5 blue and 3 green balls. If two balls are drawn at random from the bag, then which of the following statements are correct?
(A) The probability that both balls are red is 1/11.
(B) The probability that one ball is red, and one ball is blue is 10/33
(C) The probability that both balls are blue is 5/33.
(D) The probability that both balls are green is 5/11.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
Red balls = 4
Blue balls = 5
Green balls = 3
Total balls = 12
When drawing 2 balls from 12 balls, the total number of ways is:
Total ways =
Statement (A): Both balls are red =
Ways to choose 2 red from 4 red balls:
Probability
Statement (A) is correct.
Statement (B): One red and one blue =
Ways to choose 1 red from 4 = 4
Ways to choose 1 blue from 5 = 5
Total ways =
Probability
Statement (B) is correct.
Statement (C): Both balls are blue =
Ways to choose 2 blue from 5 blue balls:
Probability
Statement (C) is correct.
Statement (D): Both balls are green =
Ways to choose 2 green from 3 green balls:
Probability
This is not equal to .
Statement (D) is incorrect.
Statements (A), (B) and (C) are correct.
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