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111) 6JA bag conains s sed bualla snd sone tluc alls. If tlhe enkesbhilkey of diuwing a bluc bes divshle that of' a teul hall, determine the munber of blue balis inu the4. A box swncains 12 halls out o

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LET THE BLUE BALL BE=X

TOTAL NO. OF BALLS = NO. OF BLUE BALLS + NO. OF RED BALLS

= X + 5

PROBABILITY OF GETTING BLUE BALL = X / X + 5

PROBABILITY OF GETTING RED BALL = 5/ X +5

ACCORDING TO THE QUESTION,

X / X + 5 = 2 * 5 / X + 5

CANCELLING X+5 FROM BOTH TERMS AS THEY ARE COMMON

X = 10

SO, THERE ARE 10 BLUE BALLS IN THE BAG



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