Suppose a box contains 3 red balls and 3 blue balls. You pick balls at random from the box, one at a time. When you pick a red ball, you keep it. When you pick a blue ball, you return it to the box. On average, how many times will you have to pick a ball from the box until you have picked out all three red balls?

Suppose a box contains 3 red balls and 3 blue balls. You pick balls at random from the box, one at a time. When you pick a red ball, you keep it. When you pick a blue ball, you return it to the box. On average, how many times will you have to pick a ball from the box until you have picked out all three red balls?

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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