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A basket has 5 yellow and 12 black balls. Find probability that second ball drawn is black in the first ball is yellow.

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If the first ball taken was yellow
the remaining balls in the basket is 4 yellow and 12 black
Therefor the probability of taking 2nd ball is black is 12/16 = 0.75

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