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  1. A box contains 4 red balls and 6 black balls. Three balls are selected randomly from the box one after another, without replacement. The probability that the selected set contains one, red ball and two black balls is
    1. 1
      20
    2. 1
      12
    3. 3
      10
    4. 1
      2

Correct Option: D

Given :
Red
Black
46

Selection will be RBB or BBR of BRB
Probability of selecting RBB =
4
×
6
×
5

1098

Probability of selecting BBR =
6
×
5
×
4

1098

Probability of selecting BRB =
6
×
4
×
5

1098

P (Red = 1) = sum of above three probabilities = 0.5



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