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A table has two drawers. First drawer has gold coins and second drawer has silver coins. Open a drawer random and take a coin. What is the probability that it is a gold coin ?

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Given:
Table with 2 drawers.
First drawer has gold coins
Second drawer has silver coins.
To find:
The probability that it is a gold coin
As it is same as choosing the first drawer from the 2 drawers.
Probability is $\frac{1}{2}$ .

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