SOLUTION: Box A contained 4 blue balls and 2 white balls, where else box B contained 2 blue balls, 3 white balls and 1 green ball. A dice is tossed and if the outcomes is number 1 or 6, a b

Question 839001: Box A contained 4 blue balls and 2 white balls, where else box B contained 2 blue balls, 3 white balls and 1 green ball. A dice is tossed and if the outcomes is number 1 or 6, a ball is selected randomly from box A otherwise a ball is selected randomly from box B. A dice is tossed. what is the probability
a) a blue ball is selected from box A
b) a white ball is selected from box B
c) a white ball is selected from box A or box B
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi

A dice is tossed and if the outcomes is number 1 or 6, a ball is selected randomly from box A of the time

otherwise a ball is selected randomly from box B of the time

Box A contained balls:  4 blue and 2 white

box B contained balls: 2 blue, 3 white and 1 green ball



a) P(a blue ball is selected from box A) =   

b) P(a white ball is selected from box B) = 

c) P(a white ball is selected from box A or box B) =  + 

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