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AP EAMCET · Maths · Probability

There are 2 bags each containing 3 white and 5 black balls and 4 bags each containing 6 white and 4 black balls. If a ball drawn randomly from a bag is found to be black, then the probability that this ball is from the first set of bags is

  1. A \(\frac{25}{57}\)
  2. B \(\frac{25}{41}\)
  3. C \(\frac{2}{5}\)
  4. D \(\frac{3}{5}\)
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Correct Answer

(A) \(\frac{25}{57}\)

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Let, \(B_1=\) Bags of first group, \(B_2=\) Bags of second group \(P\left(B_1\right)=\frac{2}{6}=\frac{1}{3}, P\left(B_2\right)=\frac{4}{6}=\frac{2}{3}\) and let \(B=\) the event that the ball is black…