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JEE Main 202125 FebruaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2021
Date
25 February
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Probability

JEE Main 2021 · 25 February · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Probability

In a group of 400 people, 160 are smokers and non-vegetarian; 100...

In a group of 400400 people, 160160 are smokers and non-vegetarian; 100100 are smokers and vegetarian and the remaining 140140 are non-smokers and vegetarian. Their chances of getting a particular chest disorder are 3535 % , 20 % and 1010 % respectively. A person is chosen from the group at random and is found to be suffering from the chest disorder. The probability that the selected person is a smoker and non-vegetarian is :

Options

  1. A1445\dfrac{14}{45}
  2. B745\dfrac{7}{45}
  3. C845\dfrac{8}{45}
  4. D2845\dfrac{28}{45}

Correct answer

D. 2845\dfrac{28}{45}

Step-by-step solution

Consider following events
AA : Person chosen is a smoker and non
vegetarian.

BB : Person chosen is a smoker and vegetarian.

CC : Person chosen is a non-smoker and vegetarian

EE : Person chosen has a chest disorder

Given

P(A)=160400P(B)=100400P(C)=140400P\left(A\right) = \dfrac{160}{400}P\left(B\right) = \dfrac{100}{400}P\left(C\right) = \dfrac{140}{400}

P(EA)=35100P(EB)=20100P(EC)=10100P\left(\dfrac{E}{A}\right) = \dfrac{35}{100}P\left(\dfrac{E}{B}\right) = \dfrac{20}{100}P\left(\dfrac{E}{C}\right) = \dfrac{10}{100}

To find

P(AE)=P(A)P(EA)P(A)⋅P(EA)+P(B)⋅P(EB)+P(C)⋅P(EC)P\left(\dfrac{A}{E}\right) = \dfrac{P\left(A\right)P\left(\dfrac{E}{A}\right)}{P\left(A\right) \cdot P\left(\dfrac{E}{A}\right) + P\left(B\right) \cdot P\left(\dfrac{E}{B}\right) + P\left(C\right) \cdot P\left(\dfrac{E}{C}\right)}

=160400×35100160400×35100+100400×20100+140400×10100= \dfrac{\dfrac{160}{400} \times \dfrac{35}{100}}{\dfrac{160}{400} \times \dfrac{35}{100} + \dfrac{100}{400} \times \dfrac{20}{100} + \dfrac{140}{400} \times \dfrac{10}{100}}

=2845= \dfrac{28}{45}

option \left(4\right)$

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