One bag contains 4 white balls and 2 black balls; another contains 3 white balls and 5 black balls. If one ball is drawn from each bag, find the…

Source: JAMB · 2024

One bag contains 4 white balls and 2 black balls; another contains 3 white balls and 5 black balls. If one ball is drawn from each bag, find the probability that one is white and one is black.

  1. 13/24 ✓
  2. 5/12
  3. 3/24
  4. 1/3
Explanation

There are two ways to get one white and one black ball.

White from the first bag, black from the second: 4/6 × 5/8 = 20/48.

Black from the first bag, white from the second: 2/6 × 3/8 = 6/48.

Add them, because either case works: 20/48 + 6/48 = 26/48 = 13/24.

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