In the following question, two statements are numbered as A and B. On solving these statements we get quantities A and B respectively. Solve for the both quantities and choose the correct option. Quantity A: What is the probability of picking two balls, first red and second white without replacement, from a bag containing 10 red, 10 white and 5 black balls? Quantity B: What is the probability of picking first ball red, and after keeping it back, picking a second ball white, from a bag containing 10 red, 10 white and 5 black balls?
In the following question, two statements are numbered as A and B. On solving these statements we get quantities A and B respectively. Solve for the both quantities and choose the correct option. Quantity A: What is the probability of picking two balls, first red and second white without replacement, from a bag containing 10 red, 10 white and 5 black balls? Quantity B: What is the probability of picking first ball red, and after keeping it back, picking a second ball white, from a bag containing 10 red, 10 white and 5 black balls? Correct Answer Quantity A > Quantity B
Solving for Quantity A:
Total number of balls = 10 + 10 + 5 = 25
Required probability = probability of picking first ball red × probability of picking second ball white = (10/25) × (10/24) = 1/6
⇒ Quantity A = 0.167
Solving for Quantity B:
Total number of balls = 10 + 10 + 5 = 25
Required probability = (10/25) × (10/25) = 4/25
⇒ Quantity B = 0.16
∴ Quantity A > Quantity B