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Q: In a box, there are four marbles of white color and five marbles of black color. Two marbles are chosen randomly. What is the probability that both are of the same color?

  • 1
    2/9
  • 2
    5/9
  • 3
    4/9
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Answer : 3. "4/9"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 4/9 Explanation: Number of white marbles = 4 Number of Black marbles = 5 Total number of marbles = 9 Number of ways, two marbles picked randomly = 9C2 Now, the required probability of picked marbles are to be of same color = 4C2/9C2  +  5C2/9C2 = 1/6 + 5/18 = 4/9.

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