A bag contains 10 red pens, out of which 3 are defective and 8 blue pens, out of which 4 are defective. A pen is taken…

CBSE Class 10 Maths PYQ · Probability · Probability of events · 2 Marks · March 2026 · Basic

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362 Marks · March 2026 · Basic
A bag contains $10$ red pens, out of which $3$ are defective and $8$ blue pens, out of which $4$ are defective. A pen is taken out from the bag at random. Find the probability that
(i) it is a defective pen,
(ii) it is a non-defective red pen.
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(i) $P (\text{getting a defective pen}) = \frac{7}{18}$ (1 Mark)
(ii) $P (\text{getting a non-defective red pen}) = \frac{7}{18}$ (1 Mark)
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