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Published on: August 14, 2026
There are 3 bags which are known to contain 2 white and 3 black balls; 4 white and 1 black balls and 3 white and 7 black balls respectively. A ball is drawn at random from one of the bags and found to be a black ball. Then the probability that it was drawn from the bag containing the most black balls is
A
B
C
D
None of these
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
Consider the following events :
Ball drawn is black; 
Bag I is chosen;
Bag II is chosen and 
Bag III is chosen.
Then 
Required probability 
.
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