document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1063633>Question 1063633</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A box contains 4 red balls and 6 blue balls. A second box contains 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "red balls and an unknown number of blue balls. A single ball is drawn<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from each box. The probability that both balls are of the same color is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.44. How many blue balls are there in the second box? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please explain. Thankyou soo much. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A box contains 4 red balls and 6 blue balls. A second box contains 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "red balls and an unknown number of blue balls. A single ball is drawn<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from each box. The probability that both balls are of the same color is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.44. How many blue balls are there in the second box? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please explain. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = number of blue balls in the 2nd box.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(BB) + P(RR) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2F10%29%28x%2F%28x%2B16%29%29+%2B+%284%2F10%29%2816%2F%28x%2B16%29%29+=+0.44 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2F10%29%28x%2F%28x%2B16%29%29+%2B+%284%2F10%29%2816%2F%28x%2B16%29%29+=+0.44\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by 100(x+16)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60x + 640 = 44(x + 16)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60x + 640 = 44x + 704<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > blue balls in the 2nd box. </SPAN>\n" );
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