Neco 2017 Mathematics Question 4

Practice objective / multiple choice question 4 from the 2017 Neco Mathematics examination.

Neco 2017 Mathematics Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 4 NECO • 2017 • MATHEMATICS • objective

A box contains white, black and red balls. The probability of drawing a white ball is \(\frac12\). The probability of drawing a red ball is one‑third of the probability of drawing a black ball. Two balls are drawn successively without replacement and both are observed not to be white. What is the probability that both drawn balls are red?

Answer Options

A. \frac{3}{44}
Correct Answer B. \frac{1}{22}
C. \frac{2}{33}
D. \frac{1}{24}
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
\frac{1}{22}

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This is Neco 2017 Mathematics Question 4. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Mathematics examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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