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A bag contains 8 red and 5 white balls.Three balls are drawn at random.Find the Probability that
All the three balls are white
in solving this question i have a doubt can we take 5 white balls as identical or not.can u explain for ur reasons
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skygirl
·2009-02-16 09:04:12
and sankara... its a nice doubt :)
they are taken as distinct or else ... probabilty of getting three white bals out of 13(5white+8red) wud have been ... 1/2 i think ... [becos two colors]... am not sure abt this..
skygirl
·2009-02-16 09:06:46
yes everywhere its distinct ...
ONLY if they are distinct u can make selection..
or else no profit of selecting ... isnt it ?
all will be same...