One of two urns is chosen at random with one as likely to be chosen as the other. Then a ball is withdrawn from the chosen urn. Urn 1 contains 1 white and 5 red balls, and urn 2 has 4 white and 2 red balls. If a red ball is drawn, what is the probability that it came from urn 1? The probability is enter your response here.

One of two urns is chosen at random with one as likely to be chosen as the other. Then a ball is withdrawn from the chosen urn. Urn 1 contains 1 white and 5 red balls, and urn 2 has 4 white and 2 red balls. If a red ball is drawn, what is the probability that it came from urn 1? The probability is enter your response here.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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