Probability Question -- Choosing red and white coins from two tables

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Homework Statement


table 1 has 3 red and 5 white coins. table 2 has 4 red and 2 white coins. a coin is chosen at random without knowing its color from table 1 and placed onto table 2. then as coin is taken from the second table. what is the probability that the coin chosen from the second table is white?

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The answer is 21/56, but, I'm unsure how to work this out.

What I have tried is:

there is a 5/8 probability of a white coin being taken from table 1 and placed onto table 2.

then, from table 2, I assumed that the white coin from table 1 has been added, so, now there is 3 white coins on table 2.

I then did 3x(5/8) / 7, which gives me 15/56.
 
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nothing909 said:
there is a 5/8 probability of a white coin being taken from table 1 and placed onto table 2.
then, from table 2, I assumed that the white coin from table 1 has been added, so, now there is 3 white coins on table 2.
I then did 3x(5/8) / 7, which gives me 15/56.
This is ok. Now there is also a probability that a red coin was taken from table 1 and onto table 2.
 

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