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The red/blue urn question in the article isn't super duper hard right? It's at a level where it's a very hard question (but still doable) for a 16 year old high
by Moodles 5y ago
The red/blue urn question in the article isn't super duper hard right? It's at a level where it's a very hard question (but still doable) for a 16 year old high schooler I think?
b = number of blue balls in second urn.
P(both same color) = P(both blue) + P(both red) = P(first urn red) * P(second urn red) + P(first urn blue) * P(second urn blue)
0.44 = 4/10 * 16/(16+b) + 6/10 * b/(16+b)
Multiply both sides by 10(16+b) and simplify:
b = 4
- TheRealNGenius 5y agoI just plugged in numbers until I got it to be .44. I tried 2, 3, and 4, and then found the answer without needing to simplify
- Moodles 5y agoEven easier since the test itself is multiple choice.