ICSE Class X Math 2013 Solved Paper
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Question : 36
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A box contains some black balls and 30 white balls. If the probability of drawing a black ball is two-fifths of a white ball, find the number of black balls in the box.
Solution:
Let the number of black balls be x , then
Total number of balls= 30 + x
Thus, the probability of black balls=
and the probability of white balls=
Given : Probability of black ball
=
× probability of white ball
=
×
5 x = 60
x = 12
Hence, the number of black balls= 12 .
Total number of balls
Thus, the probability of black balls
and the probability of white balls
Given : Probability of black ball
Hence, the number of black balls
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