document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=368708>Question 368708</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bag contains green and yellow color tiles. You pick two tiles at random with out replacing the first one. The probability that the first tile is yellow is 3 to 5. The probability of drawing two yellow tiles is 12 to 35. Find the probability that the second tile you pick is yellow. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability that the first tile is yellow is 3/5.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability of drawing two yellow tiles is 12 to 35.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(yellow and yellow) = P(y)*P(y|y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12/35 = (3/5)*P(y|y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(y|y) = 12/21 = 4/7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the probability that the second tile you pick is yellow.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(y|y) = 4/7<BR>\n" );
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