document.write( "Question 1039124: A CONTAINER IS FILLED WITH 5 BOTTLES OF WHITE WINE, 3 BOTTLES OF RED WINE AND 1 BOTTLE OF GRAPE JUICE. IF TWO BOTTLES ARE WITHDRAWN WITH REPLACEMENT ,WHAT IS THE PRABABILITY THAT ONE OF THE BOTTLES CONTAIN A GRAPE JUICE \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #653863 by Theo(13342)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! my previous answer was in error because it assumed no replacement.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "with replacement, the answer is as follows:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the probability of getting a grape bottle on any draw is 1/9.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "this is because there are 9 bottles total, only 1 of which is a grape bottle.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the probability of getting a grape bottle on the first draw only is therefore 1/9 * 8/9. = 8/81.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the probability of getting a grape bottle on the second draw only is therefore 8/9 * 1/9 = 8/81.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the probability of getting a grape bottle on the first draw and a grape bottle on the second draw is equal to 1/9 * 1/9 = 1/81.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the probability of not getting a grape bottle on the first draw and not getting a grape bottle on the second draw is 8/9 * 8/9 = 64/81.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the total of all probabilities should be equal to 1.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you get 8/81 + 8/81 + 1/81 + 64/81 = 81/81 = 1, as it should be.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you were asked for the probability that only one of the bottles contains grape.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "that would be 8/81 + 8/81 = 16/81.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you do not include the probability of getting 2, because then you would have been asked for the probability of at least one of the bottles containing grape. \n" ); document.write( "that's not what was asked. \n" ); document.write( "the assumption is that you were asked for the probability of getting one and only one out of the 2 draws. \n" ); document.write( "that's my interpretation.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |