SOLUTION: Need Help With This Problem...Thank You!! 19. A box contains three black balls and two gold balls. A ball is selected at random, its color is recorded, and it is then replaced.

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19. A box contains three black balls and two gold balls. A ball is selected at random, its color is recorded, and it is then replaced. A second ball is then selected at random and its color recorded. The outcome associated with this type of selection is an ordered pair (first draw, second draw).
a. List a sample space for this experiment.
b. What is the probability that both balls are black?
c. What is the probability that both balls are gold?
d. Why doesn�t the sum of the probabilities in parts (b)
and (c) total 1?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b) 3/5 * 3/5 = 9/25
c) 2/5 * 2/5 = 4/25
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Ed
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