Question

An urn contains 4 black balls and 6 white balls. What is the probability of getting 1 black ball and 1 white ball on two consecutive draws from the urn?

Answer 1

is the solution to this 4/10 * 6/9 ?

Answer 2

yup.

Answer 3

a strange feeling tells me there's more to it...

Answer 4

hmm...i don't think so, though...

Answer 5

if they were not replaced....

Answer 6

if they were replaced then 4/10 * 6/10

Answer 7

well how do you know if it was replaced based on this kind of wording?

Answer 8

u don't.Question unclear.

Answer 9

it's not unclear. i think it's understood that you don't replace the ball.

Answer 10

i do too

Answer 11

but i still feel it's not as simple as this...

Answer 12

then its 4/10 * 6/9

Answer 13

It is this easy @Igbasallote
:)

Answer 14

it is what it is-Simple. You're getting too worked up over nothing.

Answer 15

it was a question from a board exam back in '96 after all...so it could be a trick

Answer 16

lol