document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=352896>Question 352896</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An urn contains 10 red balls and 15 white balls. A ball is selected at random from the urn and not replaced. Then, a second ball is selected. Show that the probability that the second ball is red is the same as the probability that the first ball is red. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P(red on 1st draw) = 10/25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: The red is NOT replaced.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(red on 2nd draw) = 9/24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: These probabilities are NOT the same.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They would be if you had replaced the 1st red drawn.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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