An urn contains n white and m black balls which are removed one at a time. If

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An urn contains n white and m black balls which are removed one at a time. If n> m, show that the probability that there are always more white than black balls in the urn (until, of course, the urn is empty) equals (nm)/(n+m). Explain why this probability is equal to the probability that the set of withdrawn balls always contains more white than black balls. (This latter probability is (nm)/(n + m) by the ballot problem.)

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