There are three containers, A, B and C. Each container contains 25 balls, which are either red or blue. Container A has 15 red balls, container B has 16 red balls, and container C has 12 red balls. In a random experiment, one first randomly chooses a container, and then a ball is drawn from the chosen container. The probability of choosing container B in step 1 is 2/5 . The experiment is designed so that the events “the ball drawn is red” and “the ball drawn comes from container A” are independent. Suppose that the ball drawn is red. What is the probability that it came from container C

There are three containers, A, B and C. Each container contains 25 balls, which are either red or blue. Container A has 15 red balls, container B has 16 red balls, and container C has 12 red balls. In a random experiment, one first randomly chooses a container, and then a ball is drawn from the chosen container. The probability of choosing container B in step 1 is 2/5 . The experiment is designed so that the events “the ball drawn is red” and “the ball drawn comes from container A” are independent. Suppose that the ball drawn is red. What is the probability that it came from container C

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

1st Edition

ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events

Problem 2C

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