Homework Help: Math

Posted by Sarah on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 8:05pm.

There are twenty balls in the bag. Twelve are white, six are orange and two are pink. When I draw a ball from the bag, I remove it. What is the probability that my first draw is a white ball and my second is not?

Math - Reiny, Friday, January 20, 2012 at 10:52pm
prob(white, non-white)
= (12/20)(8/19) = 24/95

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