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There are someredeounters and some white ounters in a bag. At the start, 7 of the counters are red and the rest of the counters are white. Woody takes two counters from the bag. First he takes at random a counter from the bag. He does not put the counter back in the bag. Woody then takes at random another counter from the bag.
(a) Let the number of white counters in the bag be 
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Draw a tree diagram that represents the above scenario, showing all relevant information.

There are some red counters and some white counters in a bag. At the start, 77 of the counters are red and the rest of the counters are white. Woody takes two counters from the bag. First he takes at random a counter from the bag. He does not put the counter back in the bag. Woody then takes at random another counter from the bag.\newline(a) Let the number of white counters in the bag be x x ,\newlineDraw a tree diagram that represents the above scenario, showing all relevant information.

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Q. There are some red counters and some white counters in a bag. At the start, 77 of the counters are red and the rest of the counters are white. Woody takes two counters from the bag. First he takes at random a counter from the bag. He does not put the counter back in the bag. Woody then takes at random another counter from the bag.\newline(a) Let the number of white counters in the bag be x x ,\newlineDraw a tree diagram that represents the above scenario, showing all relevant information.
  1. Define total counters: Step 11: Define the total number of counters in the bag. Since we know there are 77 red counters and xx white counters, the total number of counters is 7+x7 + x.
  2. Draw first level: Step 22: Draw the first level of the tree diagram for the first counter Woody takes. There are two possibilities: taking a red counter or a white counter. The probability of taking a red counter is 77+x\frac{7}{7 + x}, and the probability of taking a white counter is x7+x\frac{x}{7 + x}.
  3. Draw second level: Step 33: Draw the second level of the tree diagram, considering the outcomes of the first draw. If the first counter is red, the remaining counters are 66 red and xx white. The probabilities for the second draw are then 66+x\frac{6}{6 + x} for red and x6+x\frac{x}{6 + x} for white. If the first counter is white, the remaining counters are 77 red and (x1)(x-1) white. The probabilities for the second draw are then 77+x1\frac{7}{7 + x - 1} for red and x17+x1\frac{x-1}{7 + x - 1} for white.
  4. Complete tree diagram: Step 44: Complete the tree diagram by labeling each branch with the appropriate probability and outcome. This includes all combinations: red-red, red-white, white-red, and white-white.

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