Medium MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2023

In a bolt factory, machines $A, B$ and $C$ manufacture respectively $20 \%, 30 \%$ and $50 \%$ of the total bolts. Of their output 3, 4 and 2 percent are respectively defective bolts. A bolt is drawn at random from the product. If the bolt drawn is found the defective, then the probability that it is manufactured by the machine $C$ is :

  1. A $\frac{2}{7}$
  2. B $\frac{9}{28}$
  3. C $\frac{5}{14}$ Correct answer
  4. D $\frac{3}{7}$

Solution

Given : $P(A)=\frac{20}{100}=\frac{2}{10}$ <br/><br/>$P(B)=\frac{30}{100}=\frac{3}{10}$ <br/><br/>$P(C)=\frac{50}{100}=\frac{5}{10}$ <br/><br/>Let $\mathrm{E} \rightarrow$ Event that the bolt is defective. <br/><br/>$\text { So, } P(E / A)=\frac{3}{100},$ <br/><br/>$P\left(\frac{E}{B}\right)=\frac{4}{100}, P\left(\frac{E}{C}\right)=\frac{2}{100}$ <br/><br/>So, $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{C} / \mathrm{E})$ <br/><br/>$$ \begin{aligned} & =\frac{P\left(\frac{E}{C}\right) \times P(C)}{P\left(\frac{E}{A}\right) \times P(A)+P\left(\frac{E}{B}\right) \times P(B)+P\left(\frac{E}{C}\right) \times P(C)} \\\\ & =\frac{\frac{5}{10} \times \frac{2}{100}}{\frac{3}{100} \times \frac{2}{10}+\frac{4}{100} \times \frac{3}{10}+\frac{2}{100} \times \frac{5}{10}} \\\\ & =\frac{10}{6+12+10}=\frac{10}{28}=\frac{5}{14} \end{aligned} $$

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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Probability · Topic: Classical and Axiomatic Probability

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