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A jar on a Nagpur sweet shop counter holds 7 mango candies and 5 orange candies, identical to the touch. A child scoops out 3 candies together. What is the probability that exactly two of them are mango?

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  • A7/44
  • B21/44
  • C7/11
  • D7/22

Step-by-Step Solution

Total scoops = . Exactly two mango means 2 mango and 1 orange: . Probability = 105/220 = 21/44. Trap answers 'all three mango'. Trap 7/11 = 140/220 adds the all-mango case to give 'at least two mango' — 'exactly' forbids that. Trap swaps the two colours.
Answer: B) 21/44

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