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A bag contains 10 identical pens, of which 4 are red and 6 are blue. 3 pens are taken out at random one after another. Find probability that all 3 are blue
MathematicsProbabilityAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2020 (22 Sep Shift 2)
Options:
  • A $\frac{6}{10}$
  • B $\frac{3}{10}$
  • C $\frac{1}{6}$
  • D $\frac{3}{6}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $\frac{1}{6}$
Total number of balls $=10$
Number of Red balls $=4$
Number of Blue balls $=6$
Total Number of ways of choosing 3 balls $={ }^{10} C_3$
Number of ways of choosing 3 blue balls $={ }^6 C_3$
$\therefore$ Required Probability $=\frac{{ }^6 C_3}{{ }^{10} C_3}=\frac{1}{6}$
Hence, option (3) is correct.

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