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AP EAMCET · Maths · Probability

The probabilities of having a defective toy in three cartons A, B, C are 13, 14, 25 respectively. If a carton is selected at random and a toy drawn randomly from it is found to be defective, then the probability that it is drawn from carton B is

  1. A 1547
  2. B 2047
  3. C 2059
  4. D 1559
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(D) 1559

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Consider E1, E2 and E3 be the events of selecting defective toys in cartons A, B and C. From Bays rule, the probability that a selected carton is drawn from carton B, P=PE2·PAE2PE1·PAE1+PE2PAE2+PE3PAE3 =13×1413×13+13×14+13×25…