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5. Box A contains one white ball and two red balls. Box B contains one white ball and three red balls. A ball is picked at random from box A and put into box B and mixed around. A ball is then picked at random from box B. What is the probability that this final pick is white

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Answer: 7/12

Explanation:

given data:

Box A

white ball = 1

red ball = 2

total ball = 3.

Box B

white ball = 1

red ball = 3

total ball = 4

Probability of picking a white ball as the final pick.

= 1/3 + 1/4

get the LCM = 12

= 4*1 + 1*3 /12

= 4 + 3 /12

= 7/12

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