a bag contains 2 red counters and 1 blue counter. The other contains 2 yellow counters and 1 red and blue. i take a counter from both bags. what is the probability one of those counters is red?

This is for my homework. i think the answer is 1/2 or 4/8 but it says its wrong. please help!

asked Nov 11, 2017 in Word Problem Answers by anonymous
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The answer appears to be 1/6.

Probability for bag 1 is ⅔ and for bag 2 is ¼, so combining them we get ⅔×¼=⅙.

answered Nov 13, 2017 by Rod Top Rated User (592,680 points)

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