10. A bowl contains 10 marbles: 3 red marbles, 5 blue marbles, and 2 white marbles. Three marbles are randomly selected from the bowl with replacement. (a) Find the probability of selecting 2 blue marbles. (b) Given that 2 red marbles are already selected, find the probability of selecting each of the following: (i) One white marble (ii) One blue marble (iii) Two blue marbles (c) Based on your answer in (b), given that 2 red marbles are already selected, find the mean and variance of selecting blue-marble. (d) Are the events of selecting red marbles and blue marbles independent?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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Author:Sheldon Ross
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10. A bowl contains 10 marbles: 3 red marbles, 5 blue marbles, and 2 white marbles. Three
marbles are randomly selected from the bowl with replacement.
(a) Find the probability of selecting 2 blue marbles.
(b) Given that 2 red marbles are already selected, find the probability of selecting each
of the following:
(i) One white marble
(ii) One blue marble
(iii) Two blue marbles
(c) Based on your answer in (b), given that 2 red marbles are already selected, find the
mean and variance of selecting blue-marble.
(d) Are the events of selecting red marbles and blue marbles independent?
Transcribed Image Text:10. A bowl contains 10 marbles: 3 red marbles, 5 blue marbles, and 2 white marbles. Three marbles are randomly selected from the bowl with replacement. (a) Find the probability of selecting 2 blue marbles. (b) Given that 2 red marbles are already selected, find the probability of selecting each of the following: (i) One white marble (ii) One blue marble (iii) Two blue marbles (c) Based on your answer in (b), given that 2 red marbles are already selected, find the mean and variance of selecting blue-marble. (d) Are the events of selecting red marbles and blue marbles independent?
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