One box contains 8 white and 3 red balls. If two balls are drawn at random at a time without replacement, the probability that both are white is:
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UoH 2012 Question 35: Probability and Bayes' theorem
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One box contains 8 white and 3 red balls. If two balls are drawn at random at a time without replacement, the probability that both are white is: (A) 11/29 (B) 45/46 (C) 28/55 (D) None of the above
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This question is on Sampling with and without replacement, part of Probability and Bayes' theorem in Statistics.
Drawing from a finite population and the hypergeometric probabilities that result.
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