Q 1(a) Suppose you have four (4) boxes each of which contains six (6) balls: a red ball, a blue ball, a green ball, a purple ball, a yellow ball and a pink ball. For each of these questions explain your answer i.e., show your reasoning. Q 1(b) Suppose all the balls from the four (4) boxes in Q1(a) were mixed together into a box that now contained twenty four (24) balls. If three (3) balls are drawn without replacement from this box, calculate the probability that the third ball is red given either the first or second ball was red. Explain your answer i.e. show your reasoning.

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Q 1(a)
Suppose you have four (4) boxes each of which contains six (6) balls: a red ball, a
blue ball, a green ball, a purple ball, a yellow ball and a pink ball.
For each of these questions explain your answer i.e., show your reasoning.
Q 1(b)
Suppose all the balls from the four (4) boxes in Q1(a) were mixed together into a box
that now contained twenty four (24) balls. If three (3) balls are drawn without
replacement from this box, calculate the probability that the third ball is red given
either the first or second ball was red. Explain your answer i.e. show your
reasoning.
Transcribed Image Text:Q 1(a) Suppose you have four (4) boxes each of which contains six (6) balls: a red ball, a blue ball, a green ball, a purple ball, a yellow ball and a pink ball. For each of these questions explain your answer i.e., show your reasoning. Q 1(b) Suppose all the balls from the four (4) boxes in Q1(a) were mixed together into a box that now contained twenty four (24) balls. If three (3) balls are drawn without replacement from this box, calculate the probability that the third ball is red given either the first or second ball was red. Explain your answer i.e. show your reasoning.
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