Question 1204234
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1) There are 10 tennis balls in a box; 6 of them are new. Then two balls are taken from the box 
for the first play and are not returned there after the play. Then two random balls are taken 
for the second play from this box. Compute the probability that two balls taken for the second play are new.
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The probability that first two balls are new is  P = {{{(6/10)*(5/9)}}} = {{{30/90}}}.

The probability that first two balls are old is  P = {{{(4/10)*(3/9)}}} = {{{12/90}}}.

The probability that of the first two balls one is new, while the other is old is the complement, i.e. {{{48/90)}}}.


After taking first two balls, we have the remaining content in the box

    8 = 10-2 = 4 new + 4 old with the probability {{{30/90}}};

    8 = 10-2 = 6 new + 2 old with the probability {{{12/90}}};

    8 = 10-2 = 5 new + 3 old with the probability {{{48/90}}}.


Now the probability that two balls taken for the second play are new is this weighted sum


    P = {{{(30/90)*(4/8)*(3/7) + (12/90)*(6/8)*(5/7) + (48/90)*(5/8)*(4/7)}}} = {{{(30*4*3 + 12*6*5 + 48*5*4)/(90*8*7)}}} = {{{1680/5040}}} = {{{1/3}}}.   <U>ANSWER</U>
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Solved.


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