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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)

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3246289
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5449135
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4149139
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6139372
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Solution

The correct option is B 5449135
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=4174252979=5449135

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