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A bag contains 3 yellow balls, 3 blue balls and 3 red balls.

The total amount of balls in


the bag is 9. Find the probability with replacement (drawn and put back in) and without
replacement (drawn and not put back in).
ithout replacement!
". A ball is drawn at random from the bag and not replaced. Then a second ball is
drawn at random from the bag. #raw a tree diagram for this e$periment and find
the probability of the e%ent that the two balls are of the same color.
&utcomes 'ossibilities
(( ")"*
(+ "),
(- "),
++ ")"*
+( "),
+- "),
-- ")"*
-+ "),
-( "),
(ellow
3)9
(ellow
").
+lue
3),
-ed
3),
+lue
3)9
+lue
").
(ellow
3),
-ed
3),
The probability of the e%ent that the two balls are the same color is! ")"* / ")"* / ")"* 0
3)"* 0 ").
ith -eplacement!
*. 1uppose that a ball is drawn out at random from the bag, its color is recorded,
and then is put back in the bag. Then a second ball is drawn at random from the
bag. #raw a tree diagram for this e$periment and find the probability of the e%ent
that the two balls are the same color.
&utcomes 'ossibilities
(( ")9
(+ ")9
(- ")9
++ ")9
+( ")9
+- ")9
-- ")9
-+ ")9
-( ")9
-ed
3)9
-ed
").
+lue
3),
(ellow
3),
(ellow
3)9
(ellow
")3
+lue
")3
-ed
")3
The probability that the two balls are the same color is! ")9 / ")9 / ")9 0 3)9 0 ")3

+lue
")3
+lue
3)9
(ellow
")3
-ed
")3
-ed
3)9
-ed
")3
+lue
")3
(ellow
")3

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