An urn contains 6 white and 9 black balls. If 4 balls are

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An urn contains 6 white and 9 black balls. If 4 balls are to be randomly selected without replacement, what is the probability that the first 2

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Problem 5P

An urn contains 6 white and 9 black balls. If 4 balls are to be randomly selected without replacement, what is the probability that the first 2

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Given an urn contains 6 white and 9 black balls.

If 4 balls are to be randomly selected without replacement.

Our goal is

We need to find the probability that the first 2 selected are white and the last 2 black.

Let P is the probability of drawing 2 white balls and two black balls independently of order of drawing.

P =

 

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