Answer to Question #103889 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for nicole

Question

A bag contains 10 red balls, 30 white balls, 20 black balls, and 15 yellow balls. If 2 balls are drawn, replacement being made after each drawing, find the probability that only one is red.

Answer 1

Solution. When drawing two balls, the red ball can be selected from both the first and second attempts. Therefore the probability is equal to

$$p=\frac{65}{75}\times\frac{10}{75}+\frac{10}{75}\times\frac{65}{75}=\frac{1300}{5625}\approx 0.2311$$

Answer. 0.2311