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JEE Main 20266 AprilEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2026
Date
6 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Probability

JEE Main 2026 · 6 April · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Probability

A bag contains 6 blue and 6 green balls. Pairs of balls are drawn...

A bag contains 6 blue and 6 green balls. Pairs of balls are drawn without replacement until the bag is empty. The probability that each drawn pair consists of one blue and one green ball is :

Options

  1. A63925\dfrac{63}{925}
  2. B17231\dfrac{17}{231}
  3. C16231\dfrac{16}{231}
  4. D64925\dfrac{64}{925}

Correct answer

C. 16231\dfrac{16}{231}

Step-by-step solution

The probability that the first pair drawn consists of one blue and one green ball is:

P1=6C1×6C112C2=3666=611P_1 = \dfrac{^{6}C_{1} \times ^{6}C_{1}}{^{12}C_{2}} = \dfrac{36}{66} = \dfrac{6}{11}

Since the balls are drawn without replacement, 55 blue and 55 green balls remain. The probability that the second pair consists of one blue and one green ball is:

P2=5C1×5C110C2=2545=59P_2 = \dfrac{^{5}C_{1} \times ^{5}C_{1}}{^{10}C_{2}} = \dfrac{25}{45} = \dfrac{5}{9}

Continuing this process for all 66 pairs, the probabilities are:

P3=4C1×4C18C2=1628=47P_3 = \dfrac{^{4}C_{1} \times ^{4}C_{1}}{^{8}C_{2}} = \dfrac{16}{28} = \dfrac{4}{7}

P4=3C1×3C16C2=915=35P_4 = \dfrac{^{3}C_{1} \times ^{3}C_{1}}{^{6}C_{2}} = \dfrac{9}{15} = \dfrac{3}{5}

P5=2C1×2C14C2=46=23P_5 = \dfrac{^{2}C_{1} \times ^{2}C_{1}}{^{4}C_{2}} = \dfrac{4}{6} = \dfrac{2}{3}

P6=1C1×1C12C2=11=1P_6 = \dfrac{^{1}C_{1} \times ^{1}C_{1}}{^{2}C_{2}} = \dfrac{1}{1} = 1

The required probability is the product of these individual probabilities:

P=P1×P2×P3×P4×P5×P6P = P_1 \times P_2 \times P_3 \times P_4 \times P_5 \times P_6

P=611×59×47×35×23×1P = \dfrac{6}{11} \times \dfrac{5}{9} \times \dfrac{4}{7} \times \dfrac{3}{5} \times \dfrac{2}{3} \times 1

Canceling common factors in the numerator and denominator:

P=6×4×211×9×7=48693=16231P = \dfrac{6 \times 4 \times 2}{11 \times 9 \times 7} = \dfrac{48}{693} = \dfrac{16}{231}

Answer: 16231\dfrac{16}{231}
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