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There are 12 white and 112 red balls in a bag. Balls are drawn one by one with replacement from the bag. The probability that 7th drawn ball is 4th white, is |
$\frac{1}{4}$ $\frac{5}{32}$ $\frac{3}{16}$ $\frac{5}{16}$ |
$\frac{5}{32}$ |
We have, p = probability of getting a white ball in a draw $=\frac{1}{2}$ q = probability of getting a red ball in a draw $=\frac{1}{2}$ Getting 4th white ball in 7th draw means that, we must get 3 white balls in first six draws and a white ball in 7th draw. ∴ Required probability $= \begin{Bmatrix}{^6C}_3 \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^3\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{6-3}\end{Bmatrix} \frac{1}{2}=\frac{5}{32}$ |