Q23 / 108 · NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) 2020 · Mathematics · Probability
In a test, an examinee either guesses or copies or knows the answer to a multiple choice question with four choices. The probability that he makes a guess is and the probability that he copies the answer is . The probability that his answer is correct given that he copies it is . The probability that his answer is correct, given that he guesses it is . The probability that he knew the answer to the question given that he correctly answered, is
- A
- B
- Correct answerC
- D
Solution
Let and are the events that the examinee guesses, copies and knows the answer and is the event that he answers correctly.
Then,
and
∴ Required probability =
Then,
and
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.