From 3 red and 2 blue, compare two-red probability with replacement and without replacement. Explain the gap.
- Draw uniformly from the remaining finite bag without replacement, except the explicitly compared replacement model.
Skills and prerequisite lessons
Scope: School extension · This task develops the school textbook skill beyond the explicitly listed JAE syllabus topics.
Recent attempts (up to five)
Working and explanation
BUILD THE REASONING
Hint 1
Hint 2
Worked solution
Inspect whether the first success reduces the success fraction.
Establish and simplify this mathematical relation.
Establish and simplify this mathematical relation.
The marginal first-draw rate is identical but dependence changes the joint rate.
With replacement 9/25; without replacement 3/10.
Checks and common pitfalls: The marginal first-draw rate is identical but dependence changes the joint rate.
Reasoning checklist · self / teacher assessment
- Inspect whether the first success reduces the success fraction.
- Give the intermediate relations and explain the conclusion with its restrictions.
- The marginal first-draw rate is identical but dependence changes the joint rate.
Think first. Reveal a hint when the class is ready.