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Standard XII
Mathematics
Total Probability Theorem
A bag contain...
Question
A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 balls. One ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that the ball drawn is:
(i) white or blue
(ii) red or black
(iii) not white
(iv) neither white nor black
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Solution
Number
of
white
balls
=
5
Number
of
red
balls
=
7
Number
of
blach
balls
=
4
Number
of
blue
balls
=
2
Total
number
of
balls
=
5
+
7
+
4
+
2
=
18
Total
number
of
possible
outcomes
=
18
i
.
Number
of
white
balls
=
5
Number
of
blue
balls
=
2
Number
of
favourable
outcomes
=
5
+
2
=
7
P
white
or
blue
=
Number
of
favourable
outcomes
Total
number
of
possible
outcomes
=
7
18
ii
.
Number
of
red
balls
=
7
Number
of
black
balls
=
4
Number
of
favourable
outcomes
=
7
+
4
=
11
P
red
or
black
=
Number
of
favourable
outcomes
Total
number
of
possible
outcomes
=
11
18
iii
.
Number
of
non
-
white
balls
=
7
+
4
+
2
=
13
Number
of
favourable
outcomes
=
13
P
non
white
=
Number
of
favourable
outcomes
Total
number
of
possible
outcomes
=
13
18
iv
.
Number
of
white
balls
=
5
Number
of
black
balls
=
4
Number
of
favourable
outcomes
=
5
+
4
=
9
P
either
white
or
black
=
Number
of
favourable
outcomes
Total
number
of
possible
outcomes
=
9
18
=
1
2
P
neither
white
nor
black
=
1
-
P
either
white
or
black
=
1
-
1
2
=
1
2
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