JEE Main · 2019 · 11 Jan 2019 · Shift 2 · Probability

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A bag contains 30 white balls and 10 red balls. 16 balls are drawn one by one randomly from the bag with replacement. If be the number of white balls drawn, then is equal to:
  1. (A)4
  2. (B)✓ Correct
  3. (C)
  4. (D)

Answer: (B)

Solution

The draws form a binomial distribution with , where the chance of a white ball is and of a red ball . The mean is and the variance , so the standard deviation is . The ratio of mean to standard deviation is .

JEE Main · 2019 · 11 Jan 2019 · Shift 2 · Single correct option

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