Statistics And Probability Question 517

Question: A box contains tickets numbered from 1 to 20. Three tickets are drawn from the box with replacement. The probability that the largest number on the tickets is 7 is

Options:

A) 2/19

B) 7/20

C) $ 1-{{(7/20)}^{3}} $

D) none of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

  • [d] Let X denote the largest number on the 3 tickets drawn. Then, $ P(X\le 7)={{(7/20)}^{3}} $ and $ P(X\le 6)={{(6/20)}^{3}}. $ Then, the required probability is $ P(X=7)={{( \frac{7}{20} )}^{3}}-{{( \frac{6}{20} )}^{3}} $