Suppose that we have three cards identical in form except that both sides of the first card are colored red, both sides of the second card are colored black, and one side of the third card is colored red and the other side black. The three cards are mixed up in a bag, and one card is randomly selected and put down on the table. What is the probability that the upper side of the selected card is colored red?

Suppose that we have three cards identical in form except that both sides of the first card are colored red, both sides of the second card are colored black, and one side of the third card is colored red and the other side black. The three cards are mixed up in a bag, and one card is randomly selected and put down on the table. What is the probability that the upper side of the selected card is colored red?

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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