Box 1 (has 2 c balls and 3 w balls); Box 2 (has 4 c balls and 2 w balls)
5. Following are two boxes containing colored and white balls. A ball is drawn at random from box 1. Then a ball is drawn at random from box 2, and the colors of balls from both boxes are recorded in order.

Find each of the following:
a. The probability of two white balls
b. The probability of at least one colored ball
c. The probability of at most one colored ball
d. The probability of (black circle and white circle) or (white circle and black circle)

Question

Box 1 (has 2 c balls and 3 w balls); Box 2 (has 4 c balls and 2 w balls) 
5. Following are two boxes containing colored and white balls. A ball is drawn at random from box 1.  Then a ball is drawn at random from box 2, and the colors of balls from both boxes are recorded in order.
 
Find each of the following:
a. The probability of two white balls  
b. The probability of at least one colored ball
c. The probability of at most one colored ball
d. The probability of (black circle and white circle) or (white circle and black circle)

anonymous · Answer

a. (3/5)+(1/2)

anonymous · Answer

b. is it.. [(2/5)+(2)]/2      ?