There are three boxes. Box 1 contains one white ball and two black balls; box 2 contains two white balls and one black ball, box 3 contains two white balls and two black ones. Someone selects one ball randomly from each box. So totally three balls are taken out from three boxes. Find the probability that there is exactly one white ball among the selected 3 balls.

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          There are three boxes. Box 1 contains one white ball and two
black balls; box 2 contains two white balls and one black ball, box
3 contains two white balls and two black ones. Someone selects one
ball randomly from each box. So totally three balls are taken out
from three boxes. Find the probability that there is exactly one
white ball among the selected 3 balls.

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04/22/2022

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There are three boxes. Box 1 contains one white ball and two black balls; box 2 contains two white balls and one black ball, box 3 contains two white balls and two black ones. Someone selects one ball randomly from each box. So totally three balls are taken out from three boxes. Find the probability that there is exactly one white ball among the selected 3 balls.