A box contains 12 balls out of which x are black. If one ball is drawn at random from the box, what is the probability that it will be a black ball? If 6 more black balls are put in the box, the probability of drawing a black ball is now double of what it was before. Find x.
Total number of marbles in the jar = 24
i.e. n(S) = 24
Let number of blue balls in the jar be x.
Then, the number of green balls in the jar = 24 – x Let A be the favourable outcomes of getting blue balls. Then
n(A) = x
Therefore, P(A) =
Let B be favourable outcomes of getting green balls. Then
n(B) = 24 – x
Therefore, P(B) =
According to the given condition :
P(B) =
Hence, the number of blue balls in the jar = 8.