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Probability - JEE Mathematics question (JEE Main 2023 (Online) 15th April Morning Shift)

JEE Main 2023 (Online) 15th April Morning ShiftQuestion 1
A bag contains $6$ white and $4$ black balls. A die is rolled once and the number of balls equal to the number obtained on the die are drawn from the bag at random. The probability that all the balls drawn are white is
Probability
Options for question 1, choose one

Solution

$P(\text{k white})=\binom6k/\binom{10}k$: $\frac35,\frac13,\frac16,\frac1{14},\frac1{42},\frac1{210}$ for $k=1..6$. Sum $=\frac{126+70+35+15+5+1}{210}=\frac{252}{210}=\frac65$. $P=\frac16\cdot\frac65=\frac15$. Option A.

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