randy700 said:
Some of you continue to state there are 6 possible draws, which is true. However, the original problem poses a question of what could happen AFTER the draw. Therefore, there are no longer 6 possible draws.
Agreed. There ARE six possible draws, but three of them can be eliminated because they show red on top, and the original question clearly states that the card selected shows white on top.
randy700 said:
The only draw to be concerned with has ALL READY TAKEN PLACE.
Ummm, yes. That is the premise.
randy700 said:
Based on that premise, if you are looking at a white face, there are only 2 possible colors on the other side - red (if you have the red/white card) or white (if you have the white/white card).
True. But what you are missing is that there are TWO DIFFERENT WAYS to get white on the other side. strongm's explanation illustrates that nicely.
randy700 said:
It doesn't matter which side of the white/white card you see.
This is where your error is. It does matter. Again, strongm's big black letters on the cards should illustrate that for you.
randy700 said:
The problem only asks about the possible colors on the reverse side.
No it doesn't. It asks more than that. Re-read the question.
randy700 said:
The red/red card does not exist at this stage of the problem.
Yes. And we established that the red/red card couldn't have been drawn, as it would show a red on top, and the premise clearly states that white is showing on top.