Conditional probability is the probability of an event occurring given that another event has already occurred, and its given by the formula:
[tex]\begin{gathered} P(A|B)=\frac{P(A\cap B)}{P(B)} \\ P(A|B)=\text{ the conditional probability} \\ P(A\cap B)=\text{ joint probability of events A and B} \\ P(B)=\text{ the probability of event B} \end{gathered}[/tex]If the first card is red and the second card is black:
P(1st red and 2nd black)= P(1st red) x P(2nd black)
[tex]\frac{26}{52}\times\frac{26}{51}=\frac{13}{51}\times100=25.5\text{ percent}[/tex]So, there are 18 marbles in the bag:
Probability of selecting a white marble=
[tex]\frac{4}{17}\times100=23.5\text{ percent}[/tex]