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AP EAMCET · Maths · Probability

A bag contains 3 white, 2 blue and 5 red balls. One ball is drawn at random from this bag. Then, the probability that the ball drawn is not red is

  1. A \(3 / 10\)
  2. B \(1 / 5\)
  3. C \(1 / 2\)
  4. D \(4 / 5\)
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(C) \(1 / 2\)

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3 white, 2 blue, 5 red balls. \[ P(\text { ball is not red })=\frac{3+2}{3+2+5}=\frac{1}{2} \]