Question

ou are a member of a class of 18 students. A bowl contains 18 chips: 1 blue and 17 red. Each student is to take 1 chip from the bowl without replacement. The student who draws the blue chip is guaranteed an A for the course. a. If you have a choice of drawing first, fifth, or last, which position would you choose? Justify your choice on the basis of probability. b. Suppose the bowl contains 2 blue and 16 red chips What position would you now choose?

Answer 1

This is mainly a chance thing. yes you could go first but your chances of getting the blue chip would be 1:17. If you go fith there is a chance someone else could get it but your chance of getting it would be around 1:13. make since?

Answer 2

Probability is independent of position and each one still has an equal chance. So does position really matter??

Answer 3

well not really I suppose.

Answer 4

hi

Answer 5

nvm