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document.write( "from a jar containing 15 marbles, each marble is marked with a number (1 to 15). marbles are then drawn randomly from the jar 6 times with replacement(x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6), what is the probability that the number marked on the first marble is less than the number marked on the sixth marble?(x1<x6) and what is the probability that the number marked on the first marble is greater than the number marked on the sixth marble?(x1>x6). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "total possible ways  = 15*15 = 225 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "no. of ways when number marked of the first is less than number marked on the fifteen  = ( 1 + 2 + 3 + .....+ 14 ) = 105\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "required  probability =  105 / 225 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=  7/15\r<BR>\n" );
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