GATE CE 2018 Set 2 — Question 29

NAT+1 / -0EasyConditional ProbabilityProbabilityEngineering Mathematics

Engineering Mathematics → Probability → Conditional Probability

Last updated 5 September 2026

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Probability (up to one decimal place) of consecutively picking 3 red balls without replacement from a box containing 5 red balls and 1 white ball is______

P = \frac{5}{6} \times \frac{4}{5} \times \frac{3}{4} = \frac{60}{120} = 0.5

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P = \frac{5}{6} \times \frac{4}{5} \times \frac{3}{4} = \frac{60}{120} = 0.5

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