Question

4. A box contains 5 red and 4 white balls. 2 balls are drawn succeesively from the box
without replacement and it is noticed that second one is white what is the probability
that is also white
a)5/8
b)11/8 c)3/8 ​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

C is the answer

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Answer 2

Answer:

3/8

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Box has 5 red + 4 white =9 balls

Two marbles are drawn without replacement.

To find:

The probability that the first marble is also white.

The second ball drawn is white hence white ball left =3.

Total ball left =8

Hence the probability that the first marble is also white is  3/8

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