document.write( "Question 1015270: A desk has 3 drawers. The first contains 2 gold coins. The 2nd has 2 silver coins and the third has 1 gold and 1 silver. A coin is drawn from a drawer selected at random. If the coin selected was was silver, what is the probability that the other coin in that drawer is gold? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #631629 by FrankM(1040)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Here are the 3 choices -\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "G-G\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "S-S\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "G-S\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You chose S, so there is a 1 in 3 chance the other coin is G. \n" ); document.write( "Because, you could have S(1) or S(2) or S(3) in your hand, so, respectively, the other coin choices are S(2), S(1), or G(3) \n" ); document.write( " |