A box contains 5 white tags numbered 1 to 5, 5 red tags numbered from 1 to 5, and 5 green tags numbered from 1 to 5. If two tags are selected at random and without replacement what is the probability that:
a) both are the same number?
b) both are the same color?
c) they are consecutive numbers but of different colors?
d) they are consecutive numbers of the same color?
My initial guess for completing a & b is to take 5/15 x 4/14 + 5/15 x 4/14 + 5/15 x 4/14 = 0.2856, but I don't think this is completely correct, and I don't know what to do to differentiate between being the same color or the same number.
If you could please explain in more detail, I'd really appreciate it!
2007-09-25
09:19:43
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Michael
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