A bag contains 10 red marbles, 15 yellow marbles, 5 green marbles, and 20 blue marbles. Two marbles are drawn from the bag.

Which expression represents the probability that one of the marbles is red and the other is blue?

A. [tex]\frac{30 P_2}{50 P_2}[/tex]

B. [tex]\frac{{}_{30}C_2}{{}_{50}C_2}[/tex]

C. [tex]\frac{\left({}_{10}C_1\right)\left({}_{20}C_1\right)}{{}_{50}C_2}[/tex]

D. [tex]\frac{\left({}_{10}P_1\right)\left({}_{20}P_1\right)}{{}_{50}P_2}[/tex]



Answer :

To determine the probability that one of the drawn marbles is red and the other is blue, let's follow these steps:

1. Step 1: Calculate the total number of marbles.
[tex]\[ \text{Total number of marbles} = 10 \text{ (red)} + 15 \text{ (yellow)} + 5 \text{ (green)} + 20 \text{ (blue)} = 50 \][/tex]

2. Step 2: Calculate the total number of ways to draw 2 marbles from the 50 marbles.

This is done using the combination formula [tex]\( _{n} C _{k} \)[/tex] which represents the number of ways to choose [tex]\( k \)[/tex] items from [tex]\( n \)[/tex] items without regard to order:
[tex]\[ _{50} C _{2} = \frac{50!}{2!(50-2)!} \][/tex]

3. Step 3: Determine the number of favorable combinations where one marble is red and the other is blue.

For one red marble, we have:
[tex]\[ _{10} C _{1} = 10 \][/tex]

For one blue marble, we have:
[tex]\[ _{20} C _{1} = 20 \][/tex]

4. Step 4: Combine these two events (drawing one red and one blue marble). The events are independent, so we multiply the combinations:
[tex]\[ \text{Number of favorable outcomes} = 10 \times 20 = 200 \][/tex]

5. Step 5: Put all together in a probability expression:
[tex]\[ \text{Probability} = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total outcomes}} = \frac{_{10} C _{1} \times _{20} C _{1}}{{ }_{50} C _{2}} \][/tex]

So, the expression that represents the probability that one of the marbles is red and the other is blue is:
[tex]\[ \frac{\left({ }_{10} C _1\right)\left({ }_{20} C _1\right)}{{ }_{50} C _2} \][/tex]

Thus, the correct answer is:
[tex]\[ \boxed{\frac{\left({ }_{10} C _1\right)\left({ }_{20} C _1\right)}{{ }_{50} C _2}} \][/tex]