JEE Main 2024 — Probability Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2024 (Online) 31st January Morning Shift
Question
Three rotten apples are accidently mixed with fifteen good apples. Assuming the random variable to be the number of rotten apples in a draw of two apples, the variance of is
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Correct answer
B
Step-by-step explanation
3 bad apples, 15 good apples.
Let be no of bad apples
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