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Maths Question: Permutations

Maths Question: Permutations

by Gurpreet Singh -
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Q: A box contains 60 black and 40 white balls. Balls are randomly picked and removed from the box (without
replacement) until the box is empty. As the balls are removed, the sequence of colors is recorded. A color
change occurs when a ball is immediately followed by a ball of the other color. What is the expected number
of color changes?