Urn A has three red balls and two white balls, and urn B has two red balls and five white balls. A fair coin is tossed. If it lands heads up, a ball is drawn from urn A; otherwise, a ball is drawn from urn B. (a) What is the probability that a red ball is drawn? (b) If a red ball is drawn, what is the probability that the coin landed heads up?

Urn A has three red balls and two white balls, and urn B has two red balls and five white balls. A fair coin is tossed. If it lands heads up, a ball is drawn from urn A; otherwise, a ball is drawn from urn B. (a) What is the probability that a red ball is drawn? (b) If a red ball is drawn, what is the probability that the coin landed heads up?

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

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ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events

Problem 2C

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