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A box contains 10 mangoes out of which 4 are spoiled. 2 mangoes are taken together at random. If one of them is found to be good, then the probability that the other is also good, is

  1. A \(\frac{1}{3}\)
  2. B \(\frac{2}{3}\)
  3. C \(\frac{8}{15}\)
  4. D \(\frac{5}{13}\)
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(D) \(\frac{5}{13}\)

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Let \(A\) be the event that the first mango is good and \(B\) be the event that second is good. \(\therefore\) Required probability \(=P\left(\frac{B}{A}\right)=\frac{P(A \cap B)}{P(A)}\)…