Question

Suppose that Bag 1 contains a red (R), a blue (B) and a white (W) ball, while Bag 2 contains a red (R), a pink (P), a yellow (Y) and a green (G) ball. A game consists of you randomly drawing a ball from each of Bag 1 and Bag 2. (a) What are the 12 outcomes in the sample space S for this experiment? (b) You win the prize of baked goods if you draw at least 1 red ball. List the outcomes in the event that you win that prize, and use them to compute the probability of this event. You should assume that all outcomes in the sample spaces obtained in (a) are equally likely.

Answer 1

1 /2

Explanation:

Given :

Bag 1 : Red (R) ; Blue (B) ; White (W)

Bag 2 : Red (R) ; Pink (P) ; Yellow (Y) ; Green (G)

Total number of possible outcomes :

3C1 * 4C1 = 3 * 4 = 12 outcomes

Sample space (S) ;

_______ R ______ B _______ W

R_____ RR _____ RB ______ RW

P_____ PR _____ PB ______ PW

Y _____YR_____ YB ______ YW

G _____GR ____ GB ______ GW

To win price of baked goods ; Atleast one red ball must be drawn :

Probability of winning ; P(winning) = required outcome / Total possible outcomes

Required outcome = {RR, RB, RW, PR, YR, GR} = 6

Total possible outcomes = S = 12

P(winning) = 6/12 = 1/2