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A bag contains S white and 4 green balls. Two balls are drawn from the bag at random. Find the probability that they are: 1. of the same colour. 2. of different colours. |
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Answer» n = Two balls can be drawn from 5 white and 4 green balls in 9C2 = 36 ways. 1. m = 2 balls of the same colour can be drawn in (2 W or 2 G) = (5C2 × 4C2) = (10 + 6) = 16 ways. Let P(A) = P( 2 balls of the same colour) = m/n = 16/36 =4/9 2. P(A1 ) = P(2 balls of different colours) = 1 P(A) = 1- 4/9 = 5/9. |
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