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A bag contains a large number of white and black marbles in equal proportions. Two samples of 5 marbles are selected (with replacement) at random. The probability that the first sample contains exactly 1 black marble, and the second sample contains exactly 3 black marbles, is

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a

25512

b

35256

c

1532

d

151024

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

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Let the number of marble be 2n (where n is large)

Required probability =limnn×C4   nC5   2n×C3   n×C2   nC5   2n

=limnn×nn-1n-2n-34!×n(n-1)(n-2)3!×nn-12!×5!22n-5!22n!2 =limnn4(n-1)3(n-2)2(n-3)2n-5!2×5×5×4×3!3!2!2n!2 =limn50.n4(n-1)3(n-2)2(n-3)(2n(2n-1)(2n-2)(2n-3)(2n-4))2=501024=25512

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A bag contains a large number of white and black marbles in equal proportions. Two samples of 5 marbles are selected (with replacement) at random. The probability that the first sample contains exactly 1 black marble, and the second sample contains exactly 3 black marbles, is