The following are 2 practice questions for my math class. There will be similar questions on my test so I need to know how to do them correctly. Any help would be great, thanks!
1) Following are 3 boxes containing letters: [math] [AND] [HISTORY]. a) From box 1, three letters are drawn one-by-one without replacement and recorded in that order. What is the probability that the outcome is HAT? -I did (1/4)(1/3)(1/2) = 1/24 Is this correct? b) If a box is chosen at random and then a letter is drawn at random from the box, what is the probability that the outcome is A? -I'm thinking along the lines of (2/3)(1/4)(1/3), but am unsure... 2) Box 1: [2 black balls & 3 white balls] Box 2: [4 black balls & 2 white balls] A ball is drawn at random from box 1, then at random from box 2. The colors of the balls are recorded in order. The boxes look like this: 1:[BBWWW] 2:[BBBBWW] Find: a) The probability of 2 whites. -I did (3/5)(2/6) = 1/5 Is this correct? b) The probability of at least one black. (I'm stumped) c) The probability of at most one black. (I'm stumped again) d) The probability of a black followed by a white, or a white followed by a black. -I did (2/5)(2/6) = 2/15 or (3/5)(4/6) = 2/5 Is this correct?[/math]
1) Following are 3 boxes containing letters: [math] [AND] [HISTORY]. a) From box 1, three letters are drawn one-by-one without replacement and recorded in that order. What is the probability that the outcome is HAT? -I did (1/4)(1/3)(1/2) = 1/24 Is this correct? b) If a box is chosen at random and then a letter is drawn at random from the box, what is the probability that the outcome is A? -I'm thinking along the lines of (2/3)(1/4)(1/3), but am unsure... 2) Box 1: [2 black balls & 3 white balls] Box 2: [4 black balls & 2 white balls] A ball is drawn at random from box 1, then at random from box 2. The colors of the balls are recorded in order. The boxes look like this: 1:[BBWWW] 2:[BBBBWW] Find: a) The probability of 2 whites. -I did (3/5)(2/6) = 1/5 Is this correct? b) The probability of at least one black. (I'm stumped) c) The probability of at most one black. (I'm stumped again) d) The probability of a black followed by a white, or a white followed by a black. -I did (2/5)(2/6) = 2/15 or (3/5)(4/6) = 2/5 Is this correct?[/math]