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Question
A box contains 20 red balls and an unknown number of blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball is 5 times the probability of drawing a red ball, then how many blue balls are there in the box?
A
100.
B
105.
C
95.
D
110.
Soln.
Ans: a
Ans: a
Let the number of blue balls be x. Chances of drawing a blue ball are $x/{x + 20}$ = 5 × $20/{x + 20}$, which gives x = 5 × 20 = 100.