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A bag contains 4 white and 6 black balls , another bag contains 4 white and 4 black balls . From any one of these bags a single draw of two balls is made .Find the probability that one of them would be white and other black ball.

A

`(29)/(105)`

B

`(58)/(105)`

C

`(29)/(210)`

D

None ot these

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To solve the problem step-by-step, we will calculate the probability of drawing one white ball and one black ball from each of the two bags, and then combine these probabilities. ### Step 1: Understand the contents of the bags - **Bag A** contains 4 white balls and 6 black balls. - **Bag B** contains 4 white balls and 4 black balls. ### Step 2: Calculate the total number of balls in each bag - Total in Bag A = 4 (white) + 6 (black) = 10 balls. - Total in Bag B = 4 (white) + 4 (black) = 8 balls. ### Step 3: Calculate the probability of choosing each bag Since there are two bags, the probability of choosing either bag is: - P(Bag A) = 1/2 - P(Bag B) = 1/2 ### Step 4: Calculate the probability of drawing one white and one black ball from Bag A To find this probability, we use combinations: - The number of ways to choose 1 white ball from 4 white balls = \( \binom{4}{1} = 4 \). - The number of ways to choose 1 black ball from 6 black balls = \( \binom{6}{1} = 6 \). - The total ways to choose 2 balls from Bag A = \( \binom{10}{2} = 45 \). Thus, the probability of drawing one white and one black ball from Bag A is: \[ P(\text{1W, 1B | Bag A}) = \frac{\binom{4}{1} \times \binom{6}{1}}{\binom{10}{2}} = \frac{4 \times 6}{45} = \frac{24}{45} = \frac{8}{15} \] ### Step 5: Calculate the probability of drawing one white and one black ball from Bag B Similarly, for Bag B: - The number of ways to choose 1 white ball from 4 white balls = \( \binom{4}{1} = 4 \). - The number of ways to choose 1 black ball from 4 black balls = \( \binom{4}{1} = 4 \). - The total ways to choose 2 balls from Bag B = \( \binom{8}{2} = 28 \). Thus, the probability of drawing one white and one black ball from Bag B is: \[ P(\text{1W, 1B | Bag B}) = \frac{\binom{4}{1} \times \binom{4}{1}}{\binom{8}{2}} = \frac{4 \times 4}{28} = \frac{16}{28} = \frac{4}{7} \] ### Step 6: Combine the probabilities Now, we combine the probabilities from both bags using the law of total probability: \[ P(\text{1W, 1B}) = P(\text{Bag A}) \times P(\text{1W, 1B | Bag A}) + P(\text{Bag B}) \times P(\text{1W, 1B | Bag B}) \] \[ P(\text{1W, 1B}) = \left(\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{8}{15}\right) + \left(\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{4}{7}\right) \] \[ = \frac{8}{30} + \frac{4}{14} \] To add these fractions, we need a common denominator. The least common multiple of 30 and 14 is 210. \[ = \frac{8 \times 7}{210} + \frac{4 \times 15}{210} = \frac{56}{210} + \frac{60}{210} = \frac{116}{210} \] Simplifying this gives: \[ = \frac{58}{105} \] ### Final Answer The probability that one of the balls drawn is white and the other is black is \( \frac{58}{105} \). ---
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