A box contains 5 red and 4 white marbles. Two marbles are drawn successively from the box…
Mathematics · JEE Advanced · NTA Exams — Statistics and Probability
A box contains 5 red and 4 white marbles. Two marbles are drawn successively from the box without replacement and the second drawn marble drawn is found to be white. Probability that the first marble is also white is
- \(\frac{3}{8}\)
- \(\frac{1}{2}\)
- \(\frac{1}{3}\)
Answer
(A) 3 8
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