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Two balls are chosen randomly from an urn containing 8
Chapter 4, Problem 1P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 1P
Two balls are chosen randomly from an urn containing 8 white, 4 black, and 2 orange balls. Suppose that we win $2 for each black ball selected and wc lose $1 for each white ball selected. Let A denote our winnings. What are the possible values of X, and what are the probabilities associated with each value?
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QUESTION:
Problem 1P
Two balls are chosen randomly from an urn containing 8 white, 4 black, and 2 orange balls. Suppose that we win $2 for each black ball selected and wc lose $1 for each white ball selected. Let A denote our winnings. What are the possible values of X, and what are the probabilities associated with each value?
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Solution:
Step 1 of 2:
Two balls are selected randomly from an urn contains 8 white, 4 black, and 2 orange balls.
We win $2 for each black ball selected and we lose $1 for each white ball selected.
We have find the possible values of X and their corresponding probabilities.