document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=182175>Question 182175</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This question was written by the professor who doesn't use books in his class.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In a package of candies, 8 candies are green, 2 are red and 6 are white.  If the first candy chosen in NOT white, what is the probability that the next one will be white (assume 1st candy was NOT put back in)? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #136714 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=136714\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are originally 8+2 = 10 candies that are not white<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 6 white ones<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you take one non-white one out, there are 9 non-white ones left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are still 6 white ones in there.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the probability of drawing a white one on the second pull is 6 chances out of the total candies left. There are 15 candies still left (9 nonwhite and 6 white).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the probability is 6:15 which simplifies to 2:5 or 40% chance </SPAN>\n" );
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