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A box B1 contains 1 white ball, 3 red balls and 2 black balls. Another box B2 contains 2 white balls, 3 red balls and 4 black balls. A third box B3 contains 3 white balls, 4 red balls and 5 black balls.

If 2 balls are drawn (without replacement) from a randomly selected box and one of the balls is white and the other ball is red, the probability that these 2 balls are drawn from box B2 is 

(A) 116/181 

(B) 126/181

(C) 65/181 

(D) 55/181

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Correct option is (D) 55/181

Let A : one ball is white and other is red 

E1 : both balls are from box B1 

E2 : both balls are from box B2 

E3 : both balls are from box B3

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