SOLUTION: An urn contains 3 one dollar bills, 1 five dollar bill and one ten dollar bill. A player draws bills one at a time without replacement from the urn until a ten dollar bills is draw

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Question 871684: An urn contains 3 one dollar bills, 1 five dollar bill and one ten dollar bill. A player draws bills one at a time without replacement from the urn until a ten dollar bills is drawn. Then the game stops. All bills are kept by the player. Determine:
A.The probability of winning $17
B.The probability of winning all bills in the urn?
C.The probability of the game stopping at the second draw.

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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a=1/5*1/4*1/3*=1/60
b=1/5*1/4*1/3*1/2=1/120
c=1/5*1/4=1/20