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A box contains tickets numbered 1 to N. n tickets are drawn from the box with replacement. The probability that the largest number on the tickets is k, is

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Options:
  • A k N n
  • B k - 1 N n
  • C 0
  • D None of these
Solution:
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The correct answer is: None of these
Number of ways of selecting n tickets from N tickets numbered from 1 to N with replacement =Nn

Now, the largest number on selected tickets must be k. Hence, favorable cases =kn(k1)n

Therefore, required probability =kn(k1)nNn

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