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3 balls are drawn one after the other without replacement from an urn containing 4 red, 5 blue and 6 yellow balls. The probability of getting three different coloured balls is
MathematicsProbabilityTS EAMCETTS EAMCET 2022 (18 Jul Shift 1)
Options:
  • A 1291
  • B 2491
  • C 8225
  • D 875
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 2491

We have,

4 red balls

5 blue balls

6 yellow balls

Favourable outcomes are

RBY, RYB,BRY,BYR,YRB,YBR

Required probability

=415×514×613+415×614×513+515×414×613+515×614×413+615×414×513+615×514×413

=415×514×613×6

=2491

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