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Question: Urn I has 2 white and 3 black balls; Urn II, 4 white and 1 black; and Urn III, 3 white and 4 black. An urn is selected at random and a ball drawn at random is found to be white. Find the probability that Urn I was selected.
Answer: 14/57

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Question: Urn I has 2 white and 3 black balls; Urn II, 4 white and 1 black; and Urn III, 3 white and 4 black. An urn is selected at random and a ball drawn at random is found to be white. Find the probability that Urn I was selected.
Answer: 14/57

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