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A bag has 3 white and 2 black balls. What is the probability of picking a black ball from bag?(a) \(\frac{1}{2}\)(b) \(\frac{2}{3}\)(c) \(\frac{1}{4}\)(d) \(\frac{2}{5}\)The question was posed to me in quiz.The doubt is from Data Handling in chapter Data Handling of Mathematics – Class 8

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The correct option is (d) \(\frac{2}{5}\)

BEST explanation: A bag has 3 white and 2 BLACK balls. Picking a black ball MEANS any of the 2 black balls can be picked. Thus, the probability of picking a black from 5 balls in the bag is \(\frac{2}{5}\).



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