Three balls are withdrawn (without replacement) from a bag containing 3 red, 4 green, and 5 blue balls. Find the probability that they are...
all the same color ?
all different colors?
Total no. of balls =3+4+5
=12
3 balls are drawn without replacement.
⇒ No. of ways of choosing 3 balls =(123)
=220
Case 1: All are same color.
Favourable outcomes =(33)+(43)+(53)
=1+4+10
=15
∴ P(same color balls) =15220
=344
Thus, the probability that they're same color is 344.
Case 2: All are different colors.
Favourable outcomes =(31)∗(41)∗(51)
=3∗4∗5
=60
∴ P(different color balls) =60220
=311
Thus, the probability that they're of different colors is 311.