document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=450039>Question 450039</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A jar contains 4 white chips, 5 purple chips, and 1 black chip.  Chips are selected randomly one at a time, and are not replaced.  Find the probability of the following.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) purple chip then black  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) black chip then white chip<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) 2 purple chips<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) white chip, then purple chip, then black chip<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e) 3 white chips<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f) black chip, then white chip, then red chip </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a)  There are 5 purple chips out of 10 total chips, so the probability of picking a purple chip on the first draw is 1/2.  Then, given a purple was picked on the first draw with no replacement, there is 1 black chip out of 9 remaining chips, so 1/9.  1/2 times 1/9 = 1/18.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sorry, you only get one problem answered per post.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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