SOLUTION: Tom, Krissy, and Sam are playing a game. They have a bag that contains 48 white tiles and 8 red tiles. Each player takes turns picking a tile at random and does not return the tile

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Question 365080: Tom, Krissy, and Sam are playing a game. They have a bag that contains 48 white tiles and 8 red tiles. Each player takes turns picking a tile at random and does not return the tiles to the bag. The player who draws a red tile first is the winner. In the first round, Tom goes first, then Krissy, and the Sam, and none of them draws a red tile. what is the probability that Tom will win the game on his second turn?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi,
56 tiles of which 48 are white and 8 are red
3 tiles have been drawn, leaving 53 tiles, of which 45 are white and 8 are red
P(Tom drawing a red tile on his second turn) = 8/53
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