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A bag contains 3 red, 4 black and 5 green identical balls. Two balls are...

Mathematics
WAEC 1996

A bag contains 3 red, 4 black and 5 green identical balls. Two balls are picked at random, one after the other without replacement. Find the probability that one is red and the other is green

  • A. \(\frac{2}{3}\)
  • B. \(\frac{5}{11}\)
  • C. \(\frac{5}{22}\)
  • D. \(\frac{5}{24}\)
  • E. \(\frac{5}{48}\)
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Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation

Total balls = 12
RG or GR

\(\frac{3}{12}\) x \(\frac{5}{11}\) + \(\frac{5}{12}\)  x \(\frac{3}{11}\)

= \(\frac{5}{44}\) + \(\frac{5}{44}\)

=\(\frac{10}{44}\)

=\(\frac{5}{22}\)


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