Suppose there are three desks, each with two drawers. One desk contains a gold medal in each drawer, one contains a silver medal in each drawer, and one contains one of each, but you don’t know which desk is which. The question is this: If you open a drawer and find a gold medal, what are the chances that the other drawer in that desk also contains gold?

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Suppose there are three desks, each with two drawers. One desk contains a gold medal in each drawer, one contains a silver medal in each drawer, and one contains one of each, but you don’t know which desk is which. The question is this: If you open a drawer and find a gold medal, what are the chances that the other drawer in that desk also contains gold?

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