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NDA 2025
Exam
NDA
Year
2025
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Probability

NDA 2025 · Mathematics · Probability

An urn contains 10 white and 5 red balls. If two balls are drawn at...

An urn contains 10 white and 5 red balls. If two balls are drawn at random, then what is the probability that both the balls are red?

Options

  1. A2/212/21
  2. B1/71/7
  3. C4/214/21
  4. D3/73/7

Correct answer

A. 2/212/21

Step-by-step solution

Total number of balls in the urn = 10+5=1510 + 5 = 15

Number of ways to draw 22 balls from 1515 balls = 15C2^{15}C_{2}

Number of ways to draw 22 red balls from 55 red balls = 5C2^{5}C_{2}

Required probability = 5C215C2\dfrac{^{5}C_{2}}{^{15}C_{2}}

5C2=5×42=10^{5}C_{2} = \dfrac{5 \times 4}{2} = 10

15C2=15×142=105^{15}C_{2} = \dfrac{15 \times 14}{2} = 105

Required probability = 10105=221\dfrac{10}{105} = \dfrac{2}{21}
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