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box 1 contains 3 red balls and 2 blue balls, while box 2 contains 2 red balls and 1 blue ball. a ball is randomly picked from each box. given that the balls were different colors, what is the probability that the red ball came from box 2?

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Since there are an equal number of red and blue balls in each box, the probability of picking a red ball from box 2 is the same as picking a blue ball from box 1.

Therefore, the probability that the red ball came from box 2 given that the balls were different colors is 1/2.

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