Two boxes A and B contain 1. 2 red balls and 6 white balls, and B contains 2 red and 1 white ball. If one of the boxes is chosen at random and a ball is drawn from it, the probability that the ball is red is:

Two boxes A and B contain 1. 2 red balls and 6 white balls, and B contains 2 red and 1 white ball. If one of the boxes is chosen at random and a ball is drawn from it, the probability that the ball is red is:

College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

12th Edition

ISBN:9781305652231

Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Publisher:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Chapter8: Sequences, Series, And Probability

Section8.6: Permutations And Combinations

Problem 59E

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Two boxes A and B
contain 1. 2 red balls
and 6 white balls, and B
contains 2 red and 1
white ball. If one of the
boxes is chosen at
random and a ball is
drawn from it, the
probability that the ball
is red is:
b) 0.542
(0.625
(1 0.375)
c) 0.458)

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