SOLUTION: If 6 balls are drawn without replacement from a bag that contains 7 black and 5 white balls, what is the probability that 4 will be black and 2 will be white?
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Question 896133: If 6 balls are drawn without replacement from a bag that contains 7 black and 5 white balls, what is the probability that 4 will be black and 2 will be white? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If 6 balls are drawn without replacement from a bag that contains 7 black and 5 white balls, what is the probability that 4 will be black and 2 will be white?
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# of ways to succeed:: 7C4*5C2 = 35*10 = 350 ways
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# of random sets of 6 balls:: 12C6 = 924
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Ans: 350/924 = 0.3788
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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