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You are given two urns and fifty balls.  Half of the balls are white and half are black.  You are asked to distribute the balls in the urns with no
You are given two urns and fifty balls.  Half of the balls are white and half are black.  You are asked to distribute the balls in the urns with no
restriction placed on the number of either type in an urn.  How should you
restriction placed on the number of either type in an urn.  How should you
distribute the balls in the urns to maximize the probability of obtaining a
distribute the balls in the urns to maximize the probability of obtaining a
white ball if an urn is chosen at random and a ball drawn out at random?  
white ball if an urn is chosen at random and a ball drawn out at random?  
Justify your answer.
Justify your answer.

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You are given two urns and fifty balls. Half of the balls are white and half are black. You are asked to distribute the balls in the urns with no restriction placed on the number of either type in an urn. How should you distribute the balls in the urns to maximize the probability of obtaining a white ball if an urn is chosen at random and a ball drawn out at random? Justify your answer.