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JEE Main 2 April 2025, Shift 2, Maths Q9

Question 9 of 75 in this shift, Maths question 9 of 25, Section A.

Given three indentical bags each containing 10 balls, whose colours are as follows : Bag I: Red 3, Blue 2, Green 5 Bag II: Red 4, Blue 3, Green 3 Bag III: Red 5, Blue 1, Green 4 A person chooses a bag at random and takes out a ball. If the ball is Red, the probability that it is from bag I is pp and if the ball is Green, the probability that it is from bag III is qq, then the value of (1p+1q)\left(\frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{q}\right) is :

The figure, in words

Table of ball colours per bag: Bag I (Red 3, Blue 2, Green 5), Bag II (Red 4, Blue 3, Green 3), Bag III (Red 5, Blue 1, Green 4).
  1. (1)88
  2. (2)66
  3. (3)77Official answer
  4. (4)99

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key.

Chapter
Probability
Topic
Bayes' Theorem
Idea tested
Bayes' Theorem Application

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