Question

A box contains 15 blue balls and 45 black balls. If 2 balls are selected randomly, without replacement, the probability of an outcome in which the first selected is a blue ball and the second selected is a black ball, is _____

Options :

  1. 3/16

  2. 45/236

  3. 1/4

  4. 3/4

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Answer :

45/236

Solution :

Number of blue balls = 15, Number of black balls = 45

Total number of balls = 15 + 45 = 60 balls

Balls are drawn from the box at random without replacement.

The probability of drawing first blue ball and second black ball is;

P ( E ) = 15 C 1 60 C 1 × 45 C 1 59 C 1

P ( E ) = 15 × 45 60 × 59

P ( E ) = 45 236

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