document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1015437>Question 1015437</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A box contains three drawers. In the first drawer there are 2 gold coins, in the 2nd there are 2 silver coins, and 1 gold coin and 1 silver coin in the 3rd one. A coin is selected at random from a drawer. If the coin selected was a silver, what  is the probability that the other coin in that drawer is a gold?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #631796 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><B>FrankM(1040)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=FrankM><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=631796\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here are the 3 choices -\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Drawer 1  G-G\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Drawer 2  S-S\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Drawer 3  G-S\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You chose S, so there is a 1 in 3 chance the other coin is G. <BR>\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)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Once you draw a coin, and see it is silver, you know you've chosen from Drawer 2 or 3. But as I stated, there are now still 3 possibilities, (1) you've chosen the silver coin from drawer 3, (2) you've chosen the first silver coin from drawer 2 or (3) the second silver coin from drawer 2. Only one of these three silver coins sits with the gold coin. \r<BR>\n" );
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