SOLUTION: a bag contains 16 red checkers and 16 black cherkers. anne removes 1 black checher and 2 red checkers from the bag and does not replace them. she the reaches into the bag and selec

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Question 137870: a bag contains 16 red checkers and 16 black cherkers. anne removes 1 black checher and 2 red checkers from the bag and does not replace them. she the reaches into the bag and selects a checker at random. what is the probability that the checker is red?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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R=16, B=16, Total=32
Anna removes 1 B, 2 R.
R=14, B=15, Total=29
P(R)=14/29
P(B)=15/29
Probability of red checker is 14/29.