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An Urn Contains 10 Red and 8 White Balls. One Ball is Drawn at Random. Find the Probability that the Ball Drawn is White. - Mathematics

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Question

An urn contains 10 red and 8 white balls. One ball is drawn at random. Find the probability
that the ball drawn is white.

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Solution

Total no of possible outcomes = 18 {10 red balls, 8 white balls}

E ⟶ event of drawing white ball

No. of favourable outcomes = 8 {8 white balls}

Probability, P(E) =`"No.of favorable outcomes"/"Total no.of possible outcomes"`

=818 =4/9

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Chapter 16: Probability - Exercise 16.1 [Page 21]

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RD Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 10
Chapter 16 Probability
Exercise 16.1 | Q 8 | Page 21
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