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Probability + Combination

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Probability + Combination [#permalink]  21 Nov 2011, 10:27
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I am struggling with this question to solve (Source:its from a math book)

There are 3 black balls and 10 white balls.
if one is to pick 5 balls, What is the probability of picking 2 black and 3 white?

[Reveal] Spoiler:
$$\frac{C^3_2*C^{10}_3}{C^{15}_5}=28%$$

Is there another approach?
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Re: Probability + Combination [#permalink]  21 Nov 2011, 11:14
M3tm4n wrote:
I am struggling with this question to solve (Source:its from a math book)

There are 3 black balls and 10 white balls.
if one is to pick 5 balls, What is the probability of picking 2 black and 3 white?

[Reveal] Spoiler:
$$\frac{C^3_2*C^{10}_3}{C^{15}_5}=28%$$

Is there another approach?

the denominator should be 13C5 instead of 15C5
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Re: Probability + Combination [#permalink]  21 Nov 2011, 22:48
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M3tm4n wrote:
I am struggling with this question to solve (Source:its from a math book)

There are 3 black balls and 10 white balls.
if one is to pick 5 balls, What is the probability of picking 2 black and 3 white?

[Reveal] Spoiler:
$$\frac{C^3_2*C^{10}_3}{C^{15}_5}=28%$$

Is there another approach?

Picking simultaneously is same as picking one after another.

So, let's see the probability of picking BBWWW.
(3/13)*(2/12)*(10/11)*(9/10)*(8/9)

But there are many other ways possible e.g. BWWWB, WWBBW etc
Number of all such arrangements = 5!/(2!*3!)

Required answer = (3/13)*(2/12)*(10/11)*(9/10)*(8/9)*5!/(2!*3!) = 40/143
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Re: Probability + Combination [#permalink]  22 Nov 2011, 03:13
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Probability of picking 5 balls from 10+3 Balls is 13C5
Probability of picking 2 Black balls from 3 is 3C2
Probability of picking 3 white balls from 10 is 10C3

So finally if one has to pick 5 balls, probability of picking 2 black and 3 white from 13 balls is:
( 3C2 * 10C3 ) / 13C5 = 40/143
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Re: Probability + Combination [#permalink]  22 Nov 2011, 06:18
(3C2*10C3)/13C5 = 40/143
Re: Probability + Combination   [#permalink] 22 Nov 2011, 06:18
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