document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=746421>Question 746421</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A box with 10 discs: 5 yellow, 3 black, 2 green. Two discs are taken randomly without replacement. What is the probability that the first disc was black given that the second disc was also black? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to succeed: 3*2 = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of possible outcomes: 10*9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(black | black} = 6/90 = 1/15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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