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A bag contains 3 white, 5 black, and 2 red balls, all of the same shape and size. A ball is drawn from the bag without looking into it, find the probability that the ball drawn is a white ball. - Mathematics

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A bag contains 3 white, 5 black, and 2 red balls, all of the same shape and size. A ball is drawn from the bag without looking into it, find the probability that the ball drawn is a white ball.

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In a bag, 3 balls are white

2 balls are red

5 balls are black

Total number of balls = 3 + 2 + 5 = 10

Number of possible outcomes of white ball = 10

And the number of favourable outcomes = 3

∴ P(E) = `"Number of favourable outcomes"/"Number of all possible outcomes"`

= `3/10`

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पाठ 23: Probability - Exercise 23 [पृष्ठ २५९]

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पाठ 23 Probability
Exercise 23 | Q 7.3 | पृष्ठ २५९

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