Question

Suppose you select a ball by first picking one of two boxes at random and then selecting a ball from this box. The first box contains two white balls and three blue balls and the second box contains four white balls and one blue ball. What is the probability that you picked a ball from the first box if you have drawn a blue ball

Answer 1

Probability of selecting a ball from the first ball if it is a blue ball = = 0.75

Explanation:

Number of blue balls in the first box = 3

Number of blue balls in the second box = 1

Total number of blue balls = 3 + 1

Total number of blue balls = 4

Probability = (Number of possible outcomes)/(Number of total outcomes)

Probability of selecting a ball from the first ball if it is a blue ball = 3/4

Probability of selecting a ball from the first ball if it is a blue ball = = 0.75