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WBJEE · Maths · Probability

A student answers a multiple choice question with 5 alternatives, of which exactly one is correct. The probability that he knows the correct answer is \(p, 0 < p < 1 .\) If he does not know the correct answer, he randomly ticks one answer. Given that he has answered the question correctly, the probability that he did not tick the answer randomly, is

  1. A \(\frac{3 p}{4 p+3}\)
  2. B \(\frac{5 p}{3 p+2}\)
  3. C \(\frac{5 p}{4 p+1}\)
  4. D \(\frac{4 p}{3 p+1}\)
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Correct Answer

(C) \(\frac{5 p}{4 p+1}\)

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Let, \(\quad E_{1}=\) Student does not know the answer \(E_{2}=\) Student knows the answer and \(\quad E=\) Student answer correctly. \(\therefore\) \(P\left(E_{1}\right)=1-p\) \(P\left(E_{2}\right)=p\) \(P\left(\frac{E}{E_{2}}\right)=1\) and…