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Match List-I with List-II

An urn contains 4 white and 3 red balls. In a random draw of three balls, the probability of

List-IList-II
(A) No red ball is(I) 1235\frac{12}{35}
(B) Only 1 red ball is(II) 135\frac{1}{35}
(C) Exactly 2 red balls is(III) 435\frac{4}{35}
(D) no white ball is(IV) 1835\frac{18}{35}

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

The urn contains 4 white balls and 3 red balls, giving a total of 7 balls. Three balls are drawn randomly.

The total number of ways to choose 3 balls from 7:

C(7,3)=7!3!×4!C(7,3) = \frac{7!}{3! \times 4!}

=7×6×53×2×1= \frac{7 \times 6 \times 5}{3 \times 2 \times 1}

=35= 35


(A) No red ball means all 3 balls are white.

Number of ways to choose 3 white balls from 4 white balls:

C(4,3)=4C(4,3) = 4

Probability =435= \frac{4}{35}

Match: (A) → (III)


(B) Only 1 red ball means 1 red and 2 white balls.

Number of ways to choose 1 red from 3 red balls: C(3,1)=3C(3,1) = 3

Number of ways to choose 2 white from 4 white balls: C(4,2)=6C(4,2) = 6

Total ways =3×6=18= 3 \times 6 = 18

Probability =1835= \frac{18}{35}

Match: (B) → (IV)


(C) Exactly 2 red balls means 2 red and 1 white ball.

Number of ways to choose 2 red from 3 red balls: C(3,2)=3C(3,2) = 3

Number of ways to choose 1 white from 4 white balls: C(4,1)=4C(4,1) = 4

Total ways =3×4=12= 3 \times 4 = 12

Probability =1235= \frac{12}{35}

Match: (C) → (I)


(D) No white ball means all 3 balls are red.

Number of ways to choose 3 red balls from 3 red balls:

C(3,3)=1C(3,3) = 1

Probability =135= \frac{1}{35}

Match: (D) → (II)


The correct matching is:

(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

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