Question

if two balls are drawn without replacement from a box containing 3 red balls 2 black balls and 1 green ball what is the probability of getting 2 red balls?

Answer 1

@Mertsj @zairhenrique help!!

Answer 2

How many balls are in the box?

Answer 3

6

Answer 4

How many are red?

Answer 5

3

Answer 6

What is the probability you will draw out a red ball on your first try?

Answer 7

3/6?

Answer 8

So you draw out a red ball and you don't put it back. How many balls are in the box now?

Answer 9

5

Answer 10

How many of them are red?

Answer 11

1

Answer 12

How many red balls did you start out with?

Answer 13

2

Answer 14

box containing 3 red balls
How many red balls did you start out with?

Answer 15

3

Answer 16

How many did you draw out on the first draw?

Answer 17

3

Answer 18

I don't know what to say to help you. There were 3 red balls in the box. You drew out 1 red ball on the first draw. 3-1 = 2. There are now 2 red balls remaining in the box which now contains 5 balls because you drew out 1 ball.

Answer 19

so 1/5

Answer 20

There are now 2 red balls in the box.

Answer 21

okay?