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Question 194987: six balls numbered from 1 to 6 are placed in a urn. if one ball is selected at random, find the probability that it is number 3.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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six balls numbered from 1 to 6 are placed in a urn. if one ball is selected at random, find the probability that it is number 3.
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# of ways to succeed is 1
# of possible outcomes is 6
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Probability of a "3" being drawn = 1/6
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Cheers,
Stan H.