The GATE Grind

GATE 2020 CH – Question 36

Engineering Mathematics · Probability and Statistics: Probability, conditional probability, descriptive statistics · 2 marks · Multiple choice

A box contains 5 green and 10 blue balls. Six are drawn randomly without replacement. Find the probability of exactly four green and two blue.

  1. 42/1001
  2. 45/1001
  3. 240/1001
  4. 420/1001

Practise this question in The GATE Grind →

Show answer and explanation

Correct answer: (B) 45/1001

Explanation

All six-ball subsets are equally likely. Favourable subsets number $\binom54\binom{10}2=5(45)=225$, while all subsets number $\binom{15}6=5005$. The probability is $225/5005=45/1001$, B. A binomial model would wrongly assume replacement or independent identical draw probabilities.

More Probability and Statistics: Probability, conditional probability, descriptive statistics questions

All Probability and Statistics: Probability, conditional probability, descriptive statistics questions →