JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Probability Question Bank Use of permutations and combinations in probability

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    If Mohan has 3 tickets of a lottery containing 3 prizes and 9 blanks, then his chance of winning prize are

    A)            \[\frac{34}{55}\]                     

    B)            \[\frac{21}{55}\]

    C)            \[\frac{17}{55}\]                     

    D)            None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                       Mohan can gets one prize, 2 prizes or 3 prizes and his chance of failure means he get no prize.                    Number of total ways \[={}^{12}{{C}_{3}}=220\]                    Favourable number of ways to be failure \[={}^{9}{{C}_{3}}=84\]                    Hence required probability \[=1-\frac{84}{220}=\frac{34}{55}.\]


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