There are 6 boxes, 2 of type A and 4 of type B. Type A boxes each contain 2 green marbles and 3 red marbles. Type B boxes each contain 1 green marble and 3 red marbles. A box is selected at random and a marble is drawn from the selected box. Find the probability that a. a red marble is selected, b. a type A box is chosen given that a red marble is selected.
There are 6 boxes, 2 of type A and 4 of type B. Type A boxes each contain 2 green marbles and 3 red marbles. Type B boxes each contain 1 green marble and 3 red marbles. A box is selected at random and a marble is drawn from the selected box. Find the probability that a. a red marble is selected, b. a type A box is chosen given that a red marble is selected.
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There are 6 boxes, 2 of type A and 4 of type B. Type A boxes each contain 2 green marbles and 3 red marbles. Type B boxes each contain 1 green marble and 3 red marbles. A box is selected at random and a marble is drawn from the selected box. Find the probability that
a. a red marble is selected,
b. a type A box is chosen given that a red marble is selected.
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