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A bag contains 12 balls out of which x are black. If one ball is drawn at random from the box, what is the probability that it will be a black ball? If 6 more black balls are put in the box the probability of drawing a black ball is now double of what it was before. Find x.
Asked by Aavi Loyal | 31 Dec, 2013, 03:50: PM
Expert Answer
There are 12 balls in total.
Let the number of black balls be x.
Thus the probability of getting a black ball
Now if we add 6 more black balls, the total number of balls = 12 + 6 = 18
The probability of getting a black ball after adding 6 more balls =
Given that the new probability is twice the old one.
Therefore,
Answered by Vimala Ramamurthy | 31 Dec, 2013, 06:41: PM
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