Home
Class 12
MATHS
A bag contains 5 brown and 4 white socks...

A bag contains 5 brown and 4 white socks. A man pulls out two socks. The probability that these are of the same colour is `5/(108)` b. `(18)/(108)` c. `(31)/(108)` d. `(48)/(108)`

A

`5/108`

B

`18/108`

C

`30/108`

D

`48/108`

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
D
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • PROBABILITY

    AAKASH INSTITUTE|Exercise ASSIGNMENT (SECTION - C Objective Type Questions (More than one options are correct))|21 Videos

  • PROBABILITY

    AAKASH INSTITUTE|Exercise ASSIGNMENT (SECTION - D Linked Comprehension Type Questions)|21 Videos

  • PROBABILITY

    AAKASH INSTITUTE|Exercise ASSIGNMENT (SECTION - A Competition Level Questions)|114 Videos

  • PRINCIPLE OF MATHEMATICAL

    AAKASH INSTITUTE|Exercise Section-D:(Assertion-Reason Type Questions)|12 Videos

  • RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

    AAKASH INSTITUTE|Exercise Assignment (Section - J) Aakash Challengers Questions|8 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A bag contains 6 white and 6 black socks. A man randomly takes out two socks from the bag. The probability that socks are the same colour is:

An almirah stores 5 black and 4 white socks well mixed. A boy pulls out 2 socks at random. The probability that 2 are of the same colour is

A bag contains 13 white and 7 black balls. Two are drawn at random . What is the probability that they are of the same colour ?

A bag contains 4 brown and 5 white balls. A man pulls two balls at random without replacement. The probability that the man gets both the balls of the same colour is

AAKASH INSTITUTE-PROBABILITY-ASSIGNMENT (SECTION - B Objective Type Questions (One option is correct))
  1. If P(B) = 3/4, P(AcapBcapbarC)=1/3 and P(barAcapBcapbarC)=1/3, then ...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Given two events A and B. If odds against A are 2 : 1 and those in fov...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. A bag contains 5 brown and 4 white socks. A man pulls out two socks. ...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Two numbers are selected randomly from the set S={1,2,3,4,5,6} without...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Out of 20 consecutive numbers, two are chosen at random, the probabili...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Out of n persons sitting at a round table, three, A, B, C are chosen a...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. In a singing competition a group of 10 pepole, participate, each perso...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. If A and B are two independent events such that P(A) = 7/10, P(B')=alp...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. P(A cup B)=P(A cap B) if and only if the relation between P(A) and P(B...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. The probability that a man aged 50 years will die in a year is p. The ...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. The probabilities that a student passes in Mathematics, Physics and Ch...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. If A, B, C are events such that P(A) = 0.3, P(B) =0.4, P( C) = 0.8, P(...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. A box contains N coins, m of which are fair and the rest are biased. T...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Three dice, each numbered 1 to 6 are rolled. One die is fair and other...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Bag A contains 2 white and 3 red marbles and bag B contains 4 white an...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. A and B are two independent witnesses in a case. The probability that ...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Let A and B be two independent events with P(A) = p and P(B) = q. If p...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. A circle of maximum area is inscribed in an ellipse. If p is the proba...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. The probability of a candidate passing an examination at any one attem...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Hari and Krishna throw with one die for prize of Rs. 121, which will b...

    Text Solution

    |