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Container I holds 8 red b***s and 4 green b***s; containers II and III each hold 2 red b***s and 4 green b***s. A container is selected at random and then a ball is randomly selected from that container. What is the probability that the ball selected is green? Express your answer as a common fraction.

 Apr 11, 2015

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The probability is (1/3)*(4/12)+(1/3)*(4/6)+(1/3)*(4/6) = 5/9 

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 Apr 12, 2015
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The probability is (1/3)*(4/12)+(1/3)*(4/6)+(1/3)*(4/6) = 5/9 

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Alan Apr 12, 2015

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