Assume that the box contains 10 balls: 1 red, 5 green, and 4 blue. Two balls are drawn at random, one after the other without replacement.
What is the probability that the first ball was blue, given that the second was red
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OpenStudy (pulsified333):
I tried this problem but my answer keeps coming out to be greater than 1
OpenStudy (anonymous):
hmmm a little tricky cx
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Okay so think
OpenStudy (anonymous):
theres 1 red 5 green and 4 blue and its asking whats the probability that the first ball was blue
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Do you have choices? :)
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OpenStudy (pulsified333):
wait is this the way the formula for the answer should look (4/10*1/9)/((5/10*1/9)+(4/10*1/9)+(4/10*1/9))
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Okay solve it :) and see if its one of the choices for your question :-) if you have any
OpenStudy (pulsified333):
no its a blank we fill
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Okay i see :) do you do k12?
OpenStudy (pulsified333):
k12?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Oh nvm its a homeschooling thing cx
OpenStudy (pulsified333):
I got the right answer :D
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Anyways ima try it out :-)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
You did? Well congrats :)
OpenStudy (pulsified333):
yeah
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
If you need help with anything else just ask cx even tho i did really get to help xD