Probability Question 4
Question 4 - 2024 (27 Jan Shift 2)
An urn contains 6 white and 9 black balls. Two successive draws of 4 balls are made without replacement. The probability, that the first draw gives all white balls and the second draw gives all black balls, is :
(1) $\frac{5}{256}$
(2) $\frac{5}{715}$
(3) $\frac{3}{715}$
(4) $\frac{3}{256}$
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Answer (3)
Solution
$\frac{{ }^{6} C _4}{{ }^{15} C _4} \times \frac{{ }^{9} C _4}{{ }^{11} C _4}=\frac{3}{715}$
Hence option (3) is correct.
