SOLUTION: I have two bags of marbles. One bag has a green, yellow and blue marble. The other bag has a blue,yellow,white and red marble. What is the probability of picking a blue marble from
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Question 38372: I have two bags of marbles. One bag has a green, yellow and blue marble. The other bag has a blue,yellow,white and red marble. What is the probability of picking a blue marble from both bags?
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since you must pick a blue from both bags to be "successful," you must multiply the individual probabilities...so
1/3 * 1/4 = 1/12, your answer.
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