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# A bag contains 6 balls of one or more colors. A ball is picked and is

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A bag contains 6 balls of one or more colors. A ball is picked and is found to be red. What's the probability that the bag initially had exactly 6 red balls?

A. 2/7
B. 1/5
C. 3/5
D. 4/5
E. 1/7

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probability of drawing 1 red ball, when there is 1 red ball out of 6 total balls $$= \frac{1}{6}$$
probability of drawing 1 red ball, when there are 2 red ball out of 6 total balls$$=\frac{2}{6}$$
probability of drawing 1 red ball, when there are 3 red ball out of 6 total balls$$=\frac{3}{6}$$
probability of drawing 1 red ball, when there are 4 red ball out of 6 total balls$$=\frac{4}{6}$$
probability of drawing 1 red ball, when there are 5 red ball out of 6 total balls$$=\frac{5}{6}$$
probability of drawing 1 red ball, when there are 6 red ball out of 6 total balls$$=\frac{6}{6}$$

probability that there are all 6 reds ball,given that we know 1 drawn ball is red ball $$= \frac{\frac{6}{6}}{\frac{1}{6}+\frac{2}{6}+\frac{3}{6}+\frac{4}{6}+\frac{5}{6}+\frac{6}{6}}=\frac{2}{7}$$
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