Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Probability

Question:

A committee of 4 students is selected at random from a group consisting 8 boys and 4 girls. Given that there is at least one girl on the committee, calculate the probability that there are exactly 2 girls on the committee.

Options:

325/457

25/49

168/325

168/425

Correct Answer:

168/425

Explanation:

Event A : Atleast one girl is chosen

Event B : Exactly two girls will be chosen

P(A) = 1 - P(No girl is chosen) = 1 - P(All boys are chosen) = 1 - 8C4/12C= 1 - 14/99 

       = 85/99

P(A\(\)B) = P(Two girls are chosen) = 8C2 x 4C2/12C

    = 56/165 

P(B|A) = P(A\(\)B) / P(A) = \(\frac{ 56/165 }{85/99}\)

           = 168/425