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Question
A bag contains 5 black, 7 red and 3 white balls. A ball is drawn from the bag at random. Find the probability that the ball drawn is Red
Solution
Total no. of possible outcomes = 15
{5 black, 7 red & 3 white balls}
E ⟶ event of drawing red ball
No. of favorable outcomes = 7 {7 red balls}
Probability, P(E) =`"No.of favorable outcomes"/"Total no.of possible outcomes"`
P(E) =7/15
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