JEE Main 20206 SeptemberMorning Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2020
- Date
- 6 September
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Probability
JEE Main 2020 · 6 September · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Probability
Out of 11 consecutive natural number if three numbers are selected...
Out of 11 consecutive natural number if three numbers are selected at random (without repetition), then the probability that they are in A.P. with positive common difference is :
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
C.
Step-by-step solution
sum of is even and depends on
Thus, we can not choose all three independently, but we can choose
Moreover, should be both either even or odd as their sum is even.
Out of consecutive natural numbers, either five are even and six are odd or six are even and five are odd.
Hence,