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document.write( "An urn contains five red balls, seven black balls, and three green balls. If two balls are selected at random without replacement from the urn, what is the probability that a red ball and a black ball will be selected? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My first answer of .167 was incorrect. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "An urn contains five red balls, seven black balls, and three green balls. If two balls are selected at random without replacement from the urn, what is the probability that a red ball and a black ball will be selected? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of black/red pairs:: 7*5 = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of random pairs:: 15C2 = 105<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(red/black) = 35/105 = 1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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