SOLUTION: There are 3 urns containing 2 white and 3 black balls, 3 white and 2 black balls and 4 white and 1 black balls respectivelly. There is equal probability of each urn being chosen. O

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Question 290480: There are 3 urns containing 2 white and 3 black balls, 3 white and 2 black balls and 4 white and 1 black balls respectivelly. There is equal probability of each urn being chosen. One ball is drawn from an urn chosen at random. What is the probability that a white ball is drawn?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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a)2w 3b=5
b)3w 2b=5
c)4w 1b=5
There are 9w altogether
There are 15 balls altogether
9/15=3/5