Citadel

Interview Question

Quantitative Researcher Interview
Citadel

You have r red balls and w white balls in a bag. If you keep drawing balls from the bag until only balls of a single color remain (i.e., you run out of one color), what is the probability you run out of white balls first? Express your answer in terms of r and w.

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