document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=575508>Question 575508</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  An urn contains 8 balls identical in every respect except color.  There are<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 4 blue balls, 3 red ones and 1 white one.  If you draw two balls without replacing the first one, what is the probability that the first ball is red and the second is white? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to draw red and then white: 3*1 = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of random pairs: 8C2 = 8*7/1*2 = 28<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(red/white) = 3/28<BR>\n" );
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