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Nov 2021 p53 q7
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Box A contains 6 red balls and 4 blue balls. Box B contains x red balls and 9 blue balls. A ball is chosen at random from box A and placed in box B. A ball is then chosen at random from box B.
(a) Complete the tree diagram below, giving the remaining four probabilities in terms of x.
(b) Show that the probability that both balls chosen are blue is \(\frac{4}{x+10}\).
It is given that the probability that both balls chosen are blue is \(\frac{1}{6}\).
(c) Find the probability, correct to 3 significant figures, that the ball chosen from box A is red given that the ball chosen from box B is red.
Solution
(a) The probabilities for the tree diagram are:
From Box A to Box B (Red to Red): \(\frac{x+1}{x+10}\)
From Box A to Box B (Red to Blue): \(\frac{9}{x+10}\)
From Box A to Box B (Blue to Red): \(\frac{x}{x+10}\)
From Box A to Box B (Blue to Blue): \(\frac{10}{x+10}\)
(b) The probability that both balls chosen are blue is: