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Three bags contain a number of red and white balls as follows:

Bag I: 3 red balls

Bag II: 2 red balls and 1 white ball

Bag III: 3 white balls

The probability that bag ii will be chosen, and a ball is selected from it is i6,i=1,2,3\frac{i}{6}, i=1,2,3. The probability that a red ball is selected is equal to:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

By the law of total probability, P(red)=16(1)+26(23)+36(0)P(\text{red})=\frac{1}{6}(1)+\frac{2}{6}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)+\frac{3}{6}(0).

This equals 318+418=718\frac{3}{18}+\frac{4}{18}=\frac{7}{18}.

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