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A bag contains 4 red, 5 black and 6 blue balls. The probability that two balls drawn at random simultaneously from the bag are a red and a black ball is α then 21α =___________

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answer is 4.

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Total balls in bag=15Out of two balls can be drawn in  15C2=105 ways.Out of  4 red balls, one ball can be drawn in  4C1=4ways.
And out of 5 black balls one ball can be drawn in  5C1=5 ways
If E is the event of getting a red and a black ball in one draw, the no of favourable to  E=4×5=20  Probability is 20105=421=α21α=4

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