A box contains one yellow, two red, and three green balls. Two balls are randomly chosen without replacemen Define the following events: A : { One of the balls is yellow } B: { At least one ball is red} C: { Both balls are green} D: {Both balls are of the same color } Find the following conditional probabilities: (a) P(A|B) = 1/3 (b) P(D|B) = 1/10 (c) P(D|C) = 1/12

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A box contains one yellow, two red, and three green balls. Two balls are randomly chosen without replacement.
Define the following events:
A: One of the balls is yellow }
B: { At least one ball is red}
C: { Both balls are green}
D: { Both balls are of the same color }
Find the following conditional probabilities:
(a) P(A/B) =
= 1/3
(b) P(DB) = 1/10
(c) P(D|C) = 1/12
Transcribed Image Text:A box contains one yellow, two red, and three green balls. Two balls are randomly chosen without replacement. Define the following events: A: One of the balls is yellow } B: { At least one ball is red} C: { Both balls are green} D: { Both balls are of the same color } Find the following conditional probabilities: (a) P(A/B) = = 1/3 (b) P(DB) = 1/10 (c) P(D|C) = 1/12
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