Homework Help: Math 102

Posted by Sean on Monday, March 21, 2011 at 10:46pm.

A bag contains six marbles, of which four are red and two are blue. Suppose two marbles are chosen at random and X represents the number of red marbles in the sample.

Looking for the expected value of X.

Math 102 - drwls, Monday, March 21, 2011 at 11:04pm
Probability of 0 red = (2/6)(1/5) = 2/30
Probability of 1 red: 2*(4/6)(2/5) = 16/30
Probability of 2 red: (4/6)*(3/5) = 12/20

Expectation value = 0/30 + 16/30 + 24/30 = 4/3

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