There are two containers, with one containing 4 red and 3 green balls and the other containing 3 blue and 4 green balls. One ball is drawn at random from each container. The probability that one of the balls is red and the other is blue will be A. $$\frac{1}{7}$$ B. $$\frac{9}{{49}}$$ C. $$\frac{{12}}{{49}}$$ D. $$\frac{3}{7}$$

$$rac{1}{7}$$
$$rac{9}{{49}}$$
$$rac{{12}}{{49}}$$
$$rac{3}{7}$$

The correct answer is $\boxed{\frac{12}{49}}$.

The probability of event A happening, given that event B has already happened, is called the conditional probability of A given B, and is denoted by $P(A|B)$. It can be calculated using the following formula:

$$P(A|B) = \frac{P(A \cap B)}{P(B)}$$

In this case, event A is “the first ball drawn is red” and event B is “the second ball drawn is blue”. We are asked to find the probability of event A happening, given that event B has already happened.

The probability of event A happening is the number of ways to draw a red ball from the first container and a blue ball from the second container, divided by the total number of ways to draw two balls from the two containers. This is:

$$P(A) = \frac{4 \times 3}{{7 \times 8}} = \frac{3}{28}$$

The probability of event B happening is the number of ways to draw a blue ball from the second container, divided by the total number of ways to draw a ball from the second container. This is:

$$P(B) = \frac{3}{{7}}$$

Therefore, the probability of event A happening, given that event B has already happened, is:

$$P(A|B) = \frac{P(A \cap B)}{P(B)} = \frac{\frac{4 \times 3}{{7 \times 8}} \times \frac{3}{{7}}}{\frac{3}{{7}}} = \frac{12}{49}$$

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