document.write( "Question 614635: a box contains ten balls of like shape and size. Three are red, two are white, and five are blue. The balls are numbered from 1 to 10. If the balls are drawn at random without replacement for each problem, find the following probabilities.
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document.write( "P(two red)=
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document.write( "P(one white, then one red)=
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document.write( "P(number 6)=
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document.write( "P(one ball with number > 5)=
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document.write( "P(one ball with number < 4)=
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document.write( "P(2 or 7)=
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document.write( "P(one ball with an even number)=
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document.write( "P(one ball even, then one ball odd)=
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document.write( "P(red ball, then white ball, then blue ball)=
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document.write( "P(1 and 2 and 3)=
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Algebra.Com's Answer #386644 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! a box contains ten balls of like shape and size. Three are red, two are white, \n" ); document.write( "and five are blue. The balls are numbered from 1 to 10. If the balls are drawn at random without replacement for each problem, find the following probabilities. \n" ); document.write( "P(one red)= 3/10 \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "P(two red)= 3C2/10C2 = 3/45 = 1/15 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "P(one white)= 2/10 = 1/5 \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "P(one white, then one red)= (2/10)(3/9) = (1/5)(1/3) = 1/15 \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "P(number 6) = 1/10 \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "P(one ball with number > 5)= 5/10 = 1/2 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "P(one ball with number < 4)= 3/10 \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "P(2 or 7)= 2/10 = 1/5 \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "P(one ball with an even number)= 5/10 = 1/2 \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "P(one ball even, then one ball odd)=(5/10)(5/9) = 5/18 \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "P(red ball, then white ball, then blue ball)= (3/10)(2/9)(5/8) = 30/720 = 1/24 \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "P(1 and 2 and 3)= (1/10)(1/9)(1/8) = 1/720 \n" ); document.write( "============================================ \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "==================== \n" ); document.write( " |