Skip to content
Question 54 of 73

Q.An urn contains 10 black and 5 white balls. Two balls are drawn from the urn one after the other without replacement. Find the probability that both drawn balls are black.

West Bengal WbchseWest Bengal HS (WBCHSE) Board 2023Subjective· 4mImportance★★★★★
74% · 54/73 Questions
🔒 Locked · start free trial →

You're viewing a preview — the full solution, concept, methods & PYQ mapping are locked.

Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →

Without replacement, multiply the probability of black on the first draw by the (updated) probability of black on the second draw, given the first was black.

Step 1. Urn has 1010 black +5+5 white =15=15 balls total.

Step 2. P(first ball black)=1015=23P(\text{first ball black})=\dfrac{10}{15}=\dfrac23.

Step 3. Given the first was black, 99 black balls remain out of 1414 total: P(second black∣first black)=914P(\text{second black}\mid\text{first black})=\dfrac{9}{14}.

…

Unlock everything free for 14 days

  • Full step-by-step solutions
  • Concept-first explanations
  • Methods, shortcuts & mistakes
  • PYQ mapping + timed mock tests

Full access for 14 days. No credit card required.