A box contains 12 black balls numbered 1 to 12, 12 white balls numbered 1 to 12

MATHEMATICS · Multi-part · A Level · Mathematics · Probability · Probability

Problem

A box contains 12 black balls numbered 1 to 12, 12 white balls numbered 1 to 12, and 6 red balls numbered 1 to 6. One ball is drawn at random. (a) Determine the probability that the ball drawn is black and its number is a multiple of 4. (b) Determine the probability that the ball drawn is white or its number is a prime. (c) Determine the probability that the ball drawn is neither red nor has an odd number.

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