An urn contains five red balls and two white balls. Two balls are withdrawn at random in sequence (without replacing the first ball before the second is drawn). What is the probability that the first ball drawn is white (round your answer to 4 decimals)? P(W1) =

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An urn contains five red balls and two white balls. Two balls are withdrawn at random in
sequence (without replacing the first ball before the second is drawn).
What is the probability that the first ball drawn is white (round your answer to 4 decimals)?
P(W1) =
Transcribed Image Text:An urn contains five red balls and two white balls. Two balls are withdrawn at random in sequence (without replacing the first ball before the second is drawn). What is the probability that the first ball drawn is white (round your answer to 4 decimals)? P(W1) =
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