SOLUTION: An urn contains 8 red chips, 10 green chips, 2 white chips. A chip is drawn and replaced, and than a second chip drawn. what is the probability of
b. a white chip on the first
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Question 469654: An urn contains 8 red chips, 10 green chips, 2 white chips. A chip is drawn and replaced, and than a second chip drawn. what is the probability of
b. a white chip on the first and a red on the second?
c. two green chips being drawn?
d. a red chip on the second, given that a white chip was drawn on the first?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b)2/20 * 8/20 = 1/25
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c)10/20 * 10/20 = 1/4
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d)1/25
.
Ed
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