NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020MathematicsProbabilityPractice
An exam consists of 3 problems selected randomly from a collection of 10 problems. For a student to pass, he needs to solve correctly at least two of three problems. If the student knows to solve exactly 5 problems, then the probability that the students pass the exam is
Options
- A1 2
- B1 3
- C3 4
- D5 6
Correct answer
A. 1 2
Step-by-step solution
Let A i be an event that student solve i problems correctly for i = 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 P A 2 ∪ A 3 = P A 2 + P A 3 ∵ Students knows to solve exactly 5 problems correctly P A 2 = 5 C 2 ×   5 C 1 10 C 3 , P A 3 = 5 C 3 10 C 3 P A 2 ∪ A 3 = 60 120 = 1 2