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Three balls are withdrawn (without replacement) from a bag containing 3 red, 4 green, and 5 blue balls.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?

 Apr 30, 2021
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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)

                                   =345

                                    =60

 

∴ P(different color balls) =60220

                                       =311

 

Thus, the probability that they're of different colors is 311.

 Apr 30, 2021

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