JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Probability Question Bank Binomial distribution

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    A sample of 4 items is drawn at a random without replacement from a lot of 10 items. Containing 3 defective. If X denotes the number of defective items in the sample then \[P(0<x<3)\] is equal to                                            [J & K 2005]

    A)                 \[\frac{3}{10}\]    

    B)                 \[\frac{4}{5}\]

    C)                 \[\frac{1}{2}\]       

    D)                 \[\frac{1}{6}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               Since the item are choosen without replacement.                    \ \[P(X=x)=\frac{^{3}{{C}_{x}}{{+}^{7}}{{C}_{4-x}}}{^{10}{{C}_{4}}}\]                    Putting \[x=1,\,2\] we have                    \[P(0<x<3)\]\[=\frac{^{3}{{C}_{1}}{{\times }^{7}}{{C}_{3}}}{210}+\frac{^{3}{{C}_{2}}{{\times }^{7}}{{C}_{2}}}{210}\]                                 \[=\frac{3\times 35+3\times 21}{210}=\frac{105+63}{210}=\frac{168}{210}=\frac{4}{5}\].              


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