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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2023

A bag contains 3 white, 4 black and 2 red balls. If 2 balls are drawn at random (without replacement), then the probability that both the balls are white is:

  1. A \(\frac{1}{36}\)
  2. B \(\frac{1}{24}\)
  3. C \(\frac{1}{12}\)
  4. D \(\frac{1}{18}\)
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(C) \(\frac{1}{12}\)

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Total ways to draw 2 balls \( = \binom{3+4+2}{2} = \binom{9}{2} = \frac{9 \times 8}{2} = 36 \) Ways to draw 2 white balls \( = \binom{3}{2} = \frac{3 \times 2}{2} = 3 \) Probability \( = \frac{3}{36} = \frac{1}{12} \)
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