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#1 Help Me ! » probability » 2007-11-11 12:51:32
- gozags
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Hello, I am hoping someone can help me with this problem.
An urn contains 10 balls: 4 red and 6 white. A second urn contains 16 red
balls and an unknown number of white balls. A single ball is drawn from each urn. The
probability that both balls are same color is .44. Calculate the number of white balls
in the second urn.
I have tried this to solve for the total number of balls in the second urn 4/10*16/x=.44, but get a value for x that is way too small. I have a feeling I am missing something. Any ideas anyone? Please HELP! 
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