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A bag A has 3 red and 2 black balls, and a bag B had 3 red and 4 black balls. Then one ball is drawn from B and placed in A. if one ball is drawn from A. What is the probability that it is red ?

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To solve the problem step by step, we will calculate the probability of drawing a red ball from bag A after transferring one ball from bag B to bag A. ### Step 1: Identify the initial conditions - Bag A has 3 red balls and 2 black balls. - Bag B has 3 red balls and 4 black balls. ### Step 2: Calculate the total number of balls in each bag - Total balls in Bag A = 3 (red) + 2 (black) = 5 balls. - Total balls in Bag B = 3 (red) + 4 (black) = 7 balls. ### Step 3: Define events Let: - E1 = event that a red ball is transferred from Bag B to Bag A. - E2 = event that a black ball is transferred from Bag B to Bag A. - E = event that a red ball is drawn from Bag A after the transfer. ### Step 4: Calculate the probabilities of transferring a ball - Probability of transferring a red ball (P(E1)): \[ P(E1) = \frac{3 \text{ (red balls in B)}}{7 \text{ (total balls in B)}} = \frac{3}{7} \] - Probability of transferring a black ball (P(E2)): \[ P(E2) = \frac{4 \text{ (black balls in B)}}{7 \text{ (total balls in B)}} = \frac{4}{7} \] ### Step 5: Calculate the probability of drawing a red ball from Bag A given each event 1. If a red ball is transferred (E1): - Bag A will then have 4 red balls and 2 black balls. - Total balls in Bag A = 4 + 2 = 6. - Probability of drawing a red ball (P(E|E1)): \[ P(E|E1) = \frac{4 \text{ (red balls in A)}}{6 \text{ (total balls in A)}} = \frac{4}{6} = \frac{2}{3} \] 2. If a black ball is transferred (E2): - Bag A will have 3 red balls and 3 black balls. - Total balls in Bag A = 3 + 3 = 6. - Probability of drawing a red ball (P(E|E2)): \[ P(E|E2) = \frac{3 \text{ (red balls in A)}}{6 \text{ (total balls in A)}} = \frac{3}{6} = \frac{1}{2} \] ### Step 6: Use the law of total probability to find P(E) Using the law of total probability: \[ P(E) = P(E1) \cdot P(E|E1) + P(E2) \cdot P(E|E2) \] Substituting the values: \[ P(E) = \left(\frac{3}{7} \cdot \frac{2}{3}\right) + \left(\frac{4}{7} \cdot \frac{1}{2}\right) \] Calculating each term: - First term: \[ \frac{3}{7} \cdot \frac{2}{3} = \frac{2}{7} \] - Second term: \[ \frac{4}{7} \cdot \frac{1}{2} = \frac{2}{7} \] Adding both terms: \[ P(E) = \frac{2}{7} + \frac{2}{7} = \frac{4}{7} \] ### Final Answer The probability that the ball drawn from Bag A is red is: \[ \boxed{\frac{4}{7}} \]
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