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# A box contains red and blue balls only. If there are 8 balls

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27 Nov 2010, 20:36
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A box contains red and blue balls only. If there are 8 balls in total, how many red balls are in the box?
(1) If two balls are randomly selected without replacement, the probability that both balls are red is 5/14
(2) If two balls are randomly selected without replacement, the probability is 15/56 that the first ball is red and the second ball is blue.

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27 Nov 2010, 21:01
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udaymathapati wrote:
A box contains red and blue balls only. If there are 8 balls in total, how many red balls are in the box?
(1) If two balls are randomly selected without replacement, the probability that both balls are red is 5/14
(2) If two balls are randomly selected without replacement, the probability is 15/56 that the first ball is red and the second ball is blue.

Lets say there are R red balls and 8-R blue balls.
S1: P(Both-Red) = $$\frac{R}{8}*\frac{R-1}{7} = \frac{5}{14}$$
so R(R-1) = 5*4, hence R = 5 (considering only positive value). Sufficient

S2: P(Red-Blue) = $$\frac{R}{8}*\frac{8-R}{7} = \frac{15}{56}$$
so R(8-R) = 15, hence R = 5 or 3. Not Sufficient

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