Raymond B. answered 12/29/23
Math, microeconomics or criminal justice
4 red, 3 green. randomly choose two
if both are the same color what is the probability they are both red?
if both are red, what is the probability both are the same color? that's 100% obviously, with no need for calculations. if they're both red, they're both the same color
but if both are the same color, they could both be red or both green
this requires some calculation
although it's (obvious) there's a greater chance both are red, so probability is greater than 50%
but not that much greater as 4 compared to 3 is just one ball more of red than green
a tree diagram might help, call the balls R1,R2,R3,R4 and G1,G2,G3,
branches are
R1R2
R1R3
R1R4
R2R3
R2R4
R3R4
G1G2
G1G3
G2G3
9 branches, 6 both red, 3 both green
twice as many are red
so 66 2/3 % chance both red
33 1/3 % both green
P(r/m)= 66.666..%
P(m/r) = 100%