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AP EAMCET · Maths · Probability

A bag contains 4 red and 3 black balls. A second bag contains 2 red and 3 black balls. One bag is selected at random. If from the selected bag, one ball is drawn at random, then the probability that the ball drawn is red, is

  1. A \(\frac{39}{70}\)
  2. B \(\frac{41}{70}\)
  3. C \(\frac{29}{70}\)
  4. D \(\frac{17}{35}\)
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(D) \(\frac{17}{35}\)

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A red ball can be drawn in two mutually exclusive ways. (i) Selecting bag I and then drawing a red ball from it. (ii) Selecting bag II and then drawing a red ball from it Let \(E_1^{\prime}, E_2\) and \(A\) denote the events defined as follows…