If the probability of picking a red ball out of bag A is 2/5 and the probability of picking a red ball out of bag B is 3/7, what is the chance that you will pick exactly 2 red balls if you pick 2 balls from A and 1 ball from B? The balls are not replaced.

Draw a tree diagram. Recognise that the second ball selected from bag A is dependent on the outcome of the first ball. The outcome of the ball selected from B is independent. There are 3 orders that 2 red balls can be take R R B, R B R or B R R. Find the probability of each route and then find the total probability by finding the sum of these values. 4/70 + 9/70 + 9/70 = 22/70

NM

Related Maths GCSE answers

All answers ▸

Solve the simultaneous equations: 2x + 3y = 5 and 3x + 4y = 12


Solve the simultaneous equations: 4X+6Y=4 and 7X+5Y=12.5


How do you expand brackets in a quadratic equation?


Complete the square for the quadratic expression x^2 − 8x + 7