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Q.

A bag contains 3 red and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that the drawn ball is not red?


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a

1 8  

b

5 8  

c

7 8  

d

5 8   

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

It is given that the total number of balls present in the bag is equal to 8 that is, 3 red balls and 5 black balls.
Total balls = 8
No. of red balls =3
Probability of not getting a red ball is basically the probability of getting a black ball in this case.
Let P E  is the probability of the event
P(E)=  No. of favorable outcomes   Total no of outcomes   
Probability of getting a red ball is
P( getting a red ball )= 3 8   The probability of not getting a red ball is
Let us consider P(E)=P getting a red ball  
P(E) =1 3 8 P(E) = 5 8  
Therefore, probability of not getting a red ball is given by 5 8   .
 Hence, the correct option is 4.
 
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