Math Problem Statement
Consider an urn which contains 6 red balls and 4 blue balls. Two balls are drawn (without replacement). Let A be the event that there is at least one red ball, and B be the event that the two drawn balls are of different colors. (b) What is P(B)?
Solution
To find , the probability that the two balls drawn are of different colors, we proceed by calculating the probability directly.
Step-by-Step Solution
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Identify the total number of ways to draw two balls from the urn.
- The urn has a total of balls.
- The number of ways to choose 2 balls from 10 is:
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Determine the outcomes where the two balls are of different colors (event ).
- There are two cases to consider:
- The first ball is red and the second ball is blue.
- The first ball is blue and the second ball is red.
- There are two cases to consider:
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Calculate the probability of drawing one red and one blue ball.
- The number of ways to select one red ball and one blue ball from 6 red and 4 blue is:
- Thus, there are 24 outcomes in which the two balls drawn are of different colors.
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Calculate .
- is the ratio of the favorable outcomes for event (different colors) to the total possible outcomes:
Answer
Would you like a further breakdown or explanation of this solution?
Here are some related questions to consider:
- What is , the probability of drawing at least one red ball?
- What is , the probability that both events and occur?
- What is in this scenario?
- How would the probability change if the draws were with replacement?
- How does the calculation change if the number of balls in the urn is increased?
Tip: When dealing with probabilities in "without replacement" scenarios, always remember that the number of total outcomes decreases after each draw.
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Probability
Combinatorics
Events and Outcomes
Formulas
Combination formula \( \binom{n}{k} = \frac{n!}{k!(n - k)!} \)
Probability formula for event B, \( P(B) = \frac{\text{favorable outcomes}}{\text{total outcomes}} \)
Theorems
Basic Probability Theorem
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 10-12
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