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    Question

    A bag contains 13 white and some black balls. If the

    probability of drawing a black ball from the bag is twice that of drawing a white ball, find the number of black balls in the bag.
    A 32 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 26 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 36 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 37 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Given, Number of white balls = 13 Let x be the number of black balls. Total number of balls in the bag = 13 + x Also, the probability of drawing a black ball from the bag is twice that of drawing a white ball. ⇒ x/(13 + x) = 2[13/(13 + x)] ⇒ x = 26 Hence, the number of black balls in the bag = 26.

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