Q34. A jar contains 24 marbles. Some are red and others are white. If a marble is drawn at random from the jar, the probability that it is red is 2/3, then the number of white marbles in the jar is:
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(A) 10
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 7
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Answer: (C)
Explanation: Let the number of
white marbles be x.
Since only two colour marbles are
present, and total probability we
know of all the events is equal to 1.
P (white) = 1 – P (red)
x/24 = 1 – (2/3)
⇒ x/24 = 1/3
⇒ x = 8
So there are 8 white marbles.