ICSE Class X Math 2013 Solved Paper

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Question : 36
Total: 46
A box contains some black balls and 30 white balls. If the probability of drawing a black ball is two-fifths of a white ball, find the number of black balls in the box.
Solution:  
Let the number of black balls be x, then
Total number of balls =30+x
Thus, the probability of black balls =‌
x
30+x

and the probability of white balls =‌
30
30+x

Given : Probability of black ball
‌=‌
2
5
×
‌ probability of white ball
‌

‌
x
30+x
‌
=‌
2
5
×
‌
30
x+30

5x‌=60
x‌=12
Hence, the number of black balls =12.
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