Published by:
CGP EDU Academic Team
Published on: August 14, 2026
A bag contains 5 red balls, 3 black balls and 4 white balls. Three balls are drawn at random. The probability that they are not of same colour is
A
B
C
D
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
Red balls 
, Black balls 
, White balls 
Total numbers of balls 
Three balls are drawn at random 
Three balls are drawn at random of same colour
Probability of are not same colour
Probability of same colour
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Prepare Smarter with CGP Edu
Get practice questions, solutions, and test series in one place.
Write a Review
Share your experience with this question and solution.
Commentary
Send your comment, doubt, correction, or feedback to admin.
Similar Questions
Explore conceptually related problems
A shopkeeper buys a particular type of electric bulbs from three manufactures and . He buys of h…
If are any two events of a random experiment and , then
An analysis of monthly wages paid to the workers of two jute mills and gives the following data:
…
and are mutually exclusive events of a random experiment and , then
A pair of dice is thrown. Then the probability that either of the dice shows 2 when their sum is 6 …
Let and be two independent events of a random experiment. If the probability that both and occu…