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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 12 - 13. probability

Three rotten apples are accidently mixed with fifteen good apples. Assuming the random variable \(x\) to be the number of rotten apples in a draw of two apples, the variance of \(x\) is

  1. A \(\frac{37}{153}\)
  2. B \(\frac{57}{153}\)
  3. C \(\frac{47}{153}\)
  4. D \(\frac{40}{153}\)
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(D) \(\frac{40}{153}\)

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\(3\) bad apples, \(15\) good apples. Let \(\mathrm{X}\) be no of bad apples Then \(P(X=0)=\frac{{ }^{15} C_2}{{ }^{18} C_2}=\frac{105}{153}\) \({P}(\mathrm{X}=1)=\frac{{ }^3 \mathrm{C}_1 \times{ }^{15} \mathrm{C}_1}{{ }^{18} \mathrm{C}_2}=\frac{45}{153}\)…