JEE Main202529 Jan 2025Evening ShiftMathematicsProbabilityActual
Bag 1 contains 4 white balls and 5 black balls, and Bag 2 contains n white balls and 3 black balls. One ball is drawn randomly from Bag 1 and transferred to Bag 2. A ball is then drawn randomly from Bag 2. If the probability, that the ball drawn is white, is 29 / 45 , then n is equal to :
Options
- A6
- B3
- C5
- D4
Correct answer
A. 6
Step-by-step solution
Bag 1 4 w, 5 B Bag 2 n w, 3 B( I ) Transferred ball is white P(w)= n+1 n+4 4 9 (II) Transferred ball is black P(w)= 5 9 n n+4 aligned & 4 n+4 9 n+36 + 5 n 9 n+36 = 29 45 & 9 n+4 9 n+36 = 29 45 n=6 aligned