A box of 25 lego blocks contains 2 yellow square blocks 3 yellow rectangular blocks, 4 square blue blocks 8 blue rectangular blocks, 4 green square blocks 4 green rectangular blocks. You reach into the box with your eyes closed. You can tell from the feel of it that the block is a square. What is the probability that the block is blue? Your friend tells you that they have a yellow block in their hand, what is the probability that it is a rectangular block?

A box of 25 lego blocks contains 2 yellow square blocks 3 yellow rectangular blocks, 4 square blue blocks 8 blue rectangular blocks, 4 green square blocks 4 green rectangular blocks. You reach into the box with your eyes closed. You can tell from the feel of it that the block is a square. What is the probability that the block is blue? Your friend tells you that they have a yellow block in their hand, what is the probability that it is a rectangular block?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1P: a. How many different 7-place license plates are possible if the first 2 places are for letters and...

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