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An urn contains 12 balls, of which 4 are white. Three players A, B, and C successively draw from the urn, A first, then B, then C, then A, and so on. The winner is the

first one to draw a white ball. Find the probability of winning

for each player if

(a) each ball is replaced after it is drawn;

(b) the balls that are withdrawn are not replaced.

Short Answer

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(a). A, B, and C can win chances 919,619,419singly if the balls are drawn with relief.

(b).A, B, andCcan win probabilities77165,68165,20165respectively if the balls are drawn without replacement.

Step by step solution

01

Explanation (Part a)

Given: An casket contains 4 balls out of which 4 are white. A, B, C draw one ball from the casket in race. The earliest one to pull a white ball wins.
Formula used :

Probability of an event=Number of favorable outcomesNumber of total outcomes

Sum of chances of all possible outcomes is 1

Sum of an horizonless GP with common rate r<1and first term a isa1-r

If the balls are drawn with relief , A can win in the first turn with probabilitylocalid="1647404163506" 412=13

If A doesn't win in the first turn with probabilitylocalid="1647404173666" 1-13. Also B and C should both withdraw non-white balls with probabilitylocalid="1647404187995" 23. Also A can win in the alternate turn with the probability13·233

Also, the chances of A winning in the13∑i=1∞233i-1=919

Hence, probability of A winning is 13∑i=1∞233(i-1)=919

Also , B can win in the first turn with the probabilitylocalid="1647404208168" 23·13if A loses in the first turn.

02

Calculation (Part a)

B can win in the alternate turn if A, B, and C lose in the first turn each with probability 23and A loses in the alternate turn again with the same probability. Hence, B can win in the alternate turn with the probability13·234

B can win with probability13·23∑i=1∞233(i-1)=29119=619.

C can with probability1-919-619=419

A, B, and C can win chances77165,68165,20165singly if the balls are drawn without relief.

03

Explanation (Part b)

Given: An charnel contains 4 balls out of which 4 are white. A, B, C draw one ball from the charnel in race. The earliest one to drag a white ball wins.

Formula used:

Probability of an event=Number of favorable outcomesNumber of total outcomes

Sum of chances of all possible issues is1.

Sum of an bottomless GP with common rater<1and first term a isa1-r.

If the balls are not replaced,

Still, can win in the first turn with the probability13

If A does not win in the first turn,

Still, B and C must also draw non-white balls. After A has drawn a non-white ball in the first turn, B has 7 non-white balls to draw from while C has 6 non-white balls to draw from. Hence, A can win in the alternate turn with the probability812·711·610·49

04

Calculation (Part b)

A has a last chance of winning in the third turn if A, B, C draw non-white balls in first two turns. Probability of A winning in the third turn8×7×6×5×4×312×11×10×9×8×7.46

Hence, probability of A winning is sum of chances of winning in first, alternate, and third term715

B can win in the first turn if A draws a non-white ball. The probability of B winning is1112.411

B can win in the alternate turn if all three players draw non-white balls with probability 8×7×6×512×11×10×9·48.

B can win in the third turn if all three players draw non-white balls with probability 8×7×6×5×4×3×212×11×10×9×8×7×6·45.

Hence, probability of B winning is sum of all chances in each turn=68165.

Probability of C winning=1-715-68165=20165.

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