An urn contains n white balls, m black balls and I red balls, which are drawn at random one at a time (a) without replacement, (b) with replacement of each ball to the urn after each draw. Find the probability that in both cases a white ball will be drawn before a black one.
An urn contains n white balls, m black balls and I red balls, which are drawn at random one at a time (a) without replacement, (b) with replacement of each ball to the urn after each draw. Find the probability that in both cases a white ball will be drawn before a black one.
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Chapter8: Sequences, Series, And Probability
Section8.CT: Chapter Test
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