SOLUTION: A bag contains x pink balls and y yellow balls. Three balls randomly selected from the bag.
Write down an expression for the probability that the three balls chosen were pink.
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Question 675253: A bag contains x pink balls and y yellow balls. Three balls randomly selected from the bag.
Write down an expression for the probability that the three balls chosen were pink.
If there had been one more pink ball, then the probability that the three balls chosen were pink would have been double the answer.
Answer by lynnlo(4176) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
[xc3]/[x+y)c3]
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