A bag contains 8 balls, whose colours are either white or black. 4 balls are drawn at random without replacement and it was found that 2 balls are white and other 2 balls are black. The probability that the bag contains equal number of white and black balls is:
- (A)
- (B)✓ Correct
- (C)
- (D)
Answer: (B)
Solution
Let the bag contain white and black balls. By Bayes' theorem, the posterior probability that (equal numbers) given that a draw of 4 balls came out 2 white and 2 black is proportional to , for (the only values for which drawing 2 of each colour is even possible):
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