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| Question 614635:  a box contains ten balls of like shape and size.  Three are red, two are white, and five are blue.  The balls are numbered from 1 to 10.  If the balls are drawn at random without replacement for each problem, find the following probabilities.
 P(one red)=
 P(two red)=
 P(one white)=
 P(one white, then one red)=
 P(number 6)=
 P(one ball with number > 5)=
 P(one ball with number < 4)=
 P(2 or 7)=
 P(one ball with an even number)=
 P(one ball even, then one ball odd)=
 P(red ball, then white ball, then blue ball)=
 P(1 and 2 and 3)=
 
 Answer by stanbon(75887)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! a box contains ten balls of like shape and size. Three are red, two are white, and five are blue. The balls are numbered from 1 to 10. If the balls are drawn at random without replacement for each problem, find the following probabilities.
 P(one red)= 3/10
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 P(two red)= 3C2/10C2 = 3/45 = 1/15
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 P(one white)= 2/10 = 1/5
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 P(one white, then one red)= (2/10)(3/9) = (1/5)(1/3) = 1/15
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 P(number 6) = 1/10
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 P(one ball with number > 5)= 5/10 = 1/2
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 P(one ball with number < 4)= 3/10
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 P(2 or 7)= 2/10 = 1/5
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 P(one ball with an even number)= 5/10 = 1/2
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 P(one ball even, then one ball odd)=(5/10)(5/9) = 5/18
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 P(red ball, then white ball, then blue ball)= (3/10)(2/9)(5/8) = 30/720 = 1/24
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 P(1 and 2 and 3)= (1/10)(1/9)(1/8) = 1/720
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 Cheers,
 Stan H.
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