Solve correctly. I will rate accordingly. An urn contains four yellow balls and two green balls. Find the probability of getting a yellow ball if (a) you choose a ball at random from the urn, and (b) you take two balls at random from the urn, throw them away and then choose a third ball at random.

Solve correctly. I will rate accordingly. An urn contains four yellow balls and two green balls. Find the probability of getting a yellow ball if (a) you choose a ball at random from the urn, and (b) you take two balls at random from the urn, throw them away and then choose a third ball at random.

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(b) you take two balls at random from the urn, throw them away and then choose a third ball at random.

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