SOLUTION: Alice has three green balls, two yellow balls, and one red balls. She selects two balls without replacement. Which one of the following statements is true? (a) The probability

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Question 854723: Alice has three green balls, two yellow balls, and one red balls. She selects two balls
without replacement.
Which one of the following statements is true?
(a) The probability that the first ball chosen is red is greater than the probability that the
second ball chosen is red.
(b) The probability that the second ball chosen is red is greater than the probability that
the first ball chosen is red.
(c) The probabilities are the same.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,
+highlight_green%286%29balls: three green, two yellow and one red
selects two balls without replacement.
(b) The probability that the second ball chosen is red is greater
than the probability that the first ball chosen is red.
P(1st ball red) = 1/6 & P(2nd ball is red) = 1/5 6%2F30+%3E+5%2F30