A bag contains 5 yellow balls and 6 orange balls. When 4 bal

Question

Hey guys, I have a problem here:

A bag contains 5 yellow balls and 6 orange balls. When 4 balls are drawn at random simultaneously from the bag, what is the probability that not all of the balls drawn are orange?

Please let me know the mistake in my reasoning here:

Probability of selecting the first orange ball is 6/11
second 5/10
third 4/9
fourth 3/8

So the probability in selecting all four orange balls is 6/11*5/10*4/9*3/8 = 1/22

and therefore the ans = 1 - 1/22 = 21/22.

But when I use different methods (combinatorics), the result is different, cant find the expln now.

Here goes:

Four balls can be drawn from a bag containing 11 balls in 11C4 ways
The number of ways in which all four balls drawn will be orange = 6C4

The probability that all four balls drawn are orange: (6C4)/(11C4)= 1/11 .......

Maybe I need to take a nap now

Bunuel · Answer

It should be  1-\frac{C^4_6}{C^4_{11}}=\frac{21}{22} ,  C^4_6  choosing 4 orange from 6 (favorable outcome) and  C^4_{11}  choosing any 4 from total of 11 (total # of outcomes).

ezinis · Answer

I did the cal. of the combinatoric wrong

now i see it at last thanks (6C4)/(11C4)= 1/22

saxenashobhit · Answer

do we have so much time as to solve a problem in two different ways in GMAT....I would go with one sure way rather than two ways giving two different answers.... Just my 2cents.... :wink:

cabelk · Answer

Bag of 11 choices.

Combo box arrangement
(_)(_)(_)(_)/4!

Probability Table. Create and work backwards.

# of Oranges: Events
0:
1:
2:
3:
4:
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Total =

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Total = 11 pick 4 = 11C4 = 11*10*9*8/4*3*2*1 = 330

Orange = 4: 6 orange pick 4 = 6C4 = 6*5*4*3/4*3*2 = 15 <----------- at this point the question can be answered, but I'll continue filling in the table for fun.

Orange = 3: 6 orange pick 3 AND 5 yellow pick 1 = 6C3 * 5C1 = 100

Orange = 2: 6 orange pick 2 AND 5 yellow pick 2 = 6C2 * 5C2 = 150

Orange = 1: 6 orange pick 1 AND 5 yellow pick 3 = 6C1 * 5C3 = 60

Orange = 0: 5 yellow pick 4 = 5C4 = 5
OR Sum the table total: 330 - (15+100+150+60) = 5

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# of Oranges: Events
0: 5
1: 60
2: 150
3: 100
4: 15
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Total = 330

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Use the info in the table to answer any probability question.
P(Orange = 0) = 5/330
P(Orange = 1) = 60/330
P(Orange = 2) = 150/330
P(Orange = 3) = 100/330
P(Orange = 4) = 15/330
P(Orange <> 4) = P(Orange = 0,1,2,or3) = (5+60+150+100)/330 = 1 - 15/330 = 21/22
P(Orange = Odd) = (60+100)/330

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