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White vs red (Posted on 2012-10-17) Difficulty: 2 of 5
There are m white and n red marbles in a closed box.
Two players take turns on drawing randomly a marble, without returning it back.
The 1st player drawing a white marble wins.

Evaluate the probability that the first player wins.

Check your formula for (m,n)= (2,3) and (2,4).

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SolutionAnalytic Solution for m=2Brian Smith2022-10-13 12:38:11
Solutionsolution with 2 formulae: Sigma Pi and recursiveCharlie2012-10-17 12:43:07
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