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A bag contains 4 pink and 5 blue beads. Another bag contains 3 pink and 6 blue beads. Two beads are drawn, one from each bag. Find the probability that one is pink and the other is blue.

A  

13/27

B  

1/2

C  

7/11

D  

14/27


Correct Option - A

Explaination

n(S) = 9C1*9C1 = 81


No. of ways of selecting a pink and a blue bead

= [n(Pink from bag 1)*n(Blue from bag 2)]+

[n(Blue from bag 1)*n(Pink from bag 2)]

n(E) = (4*6)+(5*3)

= 39

P(E) = 13/27

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