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A bag contains 3 white and 2 black balls and another bag contains 2 white and 4 black balls. One bag is chosen at random. From the selected bag, one ball is drawn. find the probability that the ball drawn is white.

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Let,
`E_1​` =probability of selecting first bag.
`E_2​=`probability of selecting second bag
`A`= ball drawn is white.
Then
`P(E_1​)=P(E_2​)=1/2 `
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