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Theorem of total probability - class-XI
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There are 50 marbles of 3 colors: blue yellow and black The probability of picking up a blue marble is 3/10 and that of picking up a yellow marble is 1/2 The probability of picking up a black ball is
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1/5
💡 Explanation:
P(blue)=$\displaystyle \frac{3}{10}=\frac{15}{50},$i.e., there are 15 blue marbles
P(yellow)=$\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}=\frac{25}{50},$i.e., there are 25 yellow marbles
$\displaystyle \therefore $ Number of black marbles=10
$\displaystyle \therefore $ P(black)=$\displaystyle \frac{10}{50}=\frac{1}{5}$