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A box contains 10 mangoes out of which 4 are spoiled. 2 mangoes are taken together at random. If one of them is found to be good, then the probability that the other is also good, is
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D
Let
is the event that the first mango is good and
is the event that second is good.
If one of them is good. Then probability that the other is also good,

and
Now, 

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