Conditional Probability

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Conditional Probability

The conditional probability of A given B is:

$$P(A\mid B)=\frac{P(A\cap B)}{P(B)}$$

where P(B)>0.

Usage

- Used when the occurrence of one event provides information about another.

Question 1

Two balls are selected at random one by one without replacement from a bag containing 4 white and 6 black balls. If the probability that the first selected ball is black, given that the second selected ball is also black, is $$\frac{m}{n}$$, where $$gcd(m,n)=1$$, then $$m+n$$ is equal to :

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