A bag contain 30 tickets numbered from 1,2,3,…,30 of which four are drawn at random and arranged in ascending order (t1<t2<t3<t4). Then the probability of t3 being 18 is (correct answer + 1, wrong answer - 0.25)
A
3246289
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B
5449135
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C
4149139
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D
6139372
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Solution
The correct option is B5449135 Total number of ways of drawning 4 tickets =30C4
If t3=18, then t1 and t2 must be from 1 to 17, Number of ways =17C2 Also, t4 must be from 19 to 30, Number of ways =12C1
Required probability =17C2×12C130C4=24×17×16×1230×29×28×27×2=4⋅17⋅4⋅25⋅29⋅7⋅9=5449135