JEE MAIN - Mathematics (2022 - 28th July Evening Shift - No. 18)

A bag contains 4 white and 6 black balls. Three balls are drawn at random from the bag. Let $$\mathrm{X}$$ be the number of white balls, among the drawn balls. If $$\sigma^{2}$$ is the variance of $$\mathrm{X}$$, then $$100 \sigma^{2}$$ is equal to ________.
Answer
57

Explanation

$$X = $$ Number of white ball drawn

$$P(X = 0) = {{{}^6{C_3}} \over {{}^{10}{C_3}}} = {1 \over 6}$$

$$P(X = 1) = {{{}^6{C_2} \times {}^4{C_1}} \over {{}^{10}{C_3}}} = {1 \over 2},$$

$$P(X = 2) = {{{}^6{C_1} \times {}^4{C_2}} \over {{}^{10}{C_3}}} = {3 \over {10}}$$

and $$P(X = 3) = {{{}^6{C_0} \times {}^4{C_3}} \over {{}^{10}{C_3}}} = {1 \over {30}}$$

Variance $$ = {\sigma ^2} = \sum {{P_i}X_i^2 - {{\left( {\sum {{P_i}{X_i}} } \right)}^2}} $$

$${\sigma ^2} = {1 \over 2} + {{12} \over {10}} + {3 \over {10}} - {\left( {{1 \over 2} + {6 \over {10}} + {1 \over {10}}} \right)^2}$$

$$ = {{56} \over {100}}$$

$$100{\sigma ^2} = 56.$$

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