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JEE Main 27 August 2021, Shift 2, Maths Q88

Question 88 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 28 of 30, Section B.

The probability distribution of random variable X is given by :
X12345
P(X)K2K2K3KK
Let p=P(1<X<4∣X<3)p = P(1 < X < 4 \mid X < 3). If 5p=λK5p = \lambda K, then λ\lambda is equal to __________.

The figure, in words

A table with two rows: X = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and P(X) = K, 2K, 2K, 3K, K.

Official answer

30

NTA final key.

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 2× in all
  1. 3 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q78A dice is thrown twice. If AA is the event that the sum of numbers appearing on them is 7 and BB is the event that number 5 appears at…EasySingle correct

Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. This question needs a figure we do not reproduce; it is described in words above. Lumi analyses 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.