SOLUTION: A jar contains 10 black marbles and 40 white marbles.
a. If you randomly select a marble from the jar, what is the probability that you will get a white marble?
b. If you are sel
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Question 356914: A jar contains 10 black marbles and 40 white marbles.
a. If you randomly select a marble from the jar, what is the probability that you will get a white marble?
b. If you are selecting a random sample of n = 3 marbles, and the first 2 marbles are both white, what is the probability that the third marble will be black?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a. 40/50=4/5
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b. 38/48=19/24
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Ed
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