Q2: Box 1 contains 1 white and 999 red balls. Box 2 contains 1 red and 999 white balls, A ball is picked from a randomly selected box. If the ball is red what is the probability that it came from box 1?

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Q2: Box 1 contains 1 white and 999 red balls. Box 2 contains 1 red and 999 white
balls, A ball is picked from a randomly selected box. If the ball is red what is the
probability that it came from box 1?
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