An urn contains 17 balls marked LOSE and 3 balls marked WIN. You and an opponent take

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An urn contains 17 balls marked LOSE and 3 balls marked WIN. You and an opponent take turns selecting a single ball at random from the urn without replacement. The person who selects the third WIN ball wins the game. It does not matter who selected the first two WIN balls.
(a) If you draw first, find the probability that you win the game on your second draw.
(b) If you draw first, find the probability that your opponent wins the game on his second draw.
(c) If you draw first, what is the probability that you win?
(d) Would you prefer to draw first or second? Why?
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Probability and Statistical Inference

ISBN: 978-0321923271

9th edition

Authors: Robert V. Hogg, Elliot Tanis, Dale Zimmerman

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