Let A denote the event that a 6-digit integer formed by without repetitions, by divisible by 3. Then probability of event A is equal to :
- (A)✓ Correct
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
Answer: (A)
Solution
A six-digit number uses six of the seven digits, so exactly one digit is left out. The full digit sum is , so the six chosen digits add to a multiple of precisely when the omitted digit is , or .
Omitting leaves and all arrangements are six-digit numbers. Omitting , or omitting , leaves a set containing , which cannot occupy the first place, so each contributes . The favourable count is .
Counting all six-digit numbers the same way, omitting gives and each of the other six choices gives , so the total is . Hence
The probability of the event is .
Omitting leaves and all arrangements are six-digit numbers. Omitting , or omitting , leaves a set containing , which cannot occupy the first place, so each contributes . The favourable count is .
Counting all six-digit numbers the same way, omitting gives and each of the other six choices gives , so the total is . Hence
The probability of the event is .
JEE Main · 2021 · 16 Mar 2021 · Shift 2 · Single correct option