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Question 1076680: A bag contains 8 red and 5 white balls. Three balls at a time are drawn twice without replacement. What is the probability that the first three balls are white and second three balls are red. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A bag contains 8 red and 5 white balls. Three balls at a time are drawn twice without replacement. What is the probability that the first three balls are white and second three balls are red.
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P(1st 3 red):: 8C3/13C3 = 0.0958
P(2nd 3 red):: 5C3/10C3 = 0.0833
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Ans:: 0.0958*0.0833 = 0.0080
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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