Post-UTME Mathematics 2009 Objective — Question 13
Question 13 of 15 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) Mathematics 2009 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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Three balls are drawn one after the other with replacement, from a bag containing 5 red, 9 white and 4 blue identical balls. What is the probability that they are drawn, in that order, one red, one white and one blue?
- A. 5/102
- B. 5/136
- C. 5/162Correct
- D. 5/204
Explanation
P = (5/18)×(9/18)×(4/18) = 180/5832 = 5/162.
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