SOLUTION: A box contains 6 red, 5 green, and 8 yellow marbles. If Amber reaches in and randomly pulls out 7 marbles, what is the probability that she gets exactly 2 blue and 3 yellow?

Question 1021429: A box contains 6 red, 5 green, and 8 yellow marbles. If Amber reaches in and randomly pulls out 7 marbles, what is the probability that she gets exactly 2 blue and 3 yellow?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



Hi  

19 marbles: 6R, 5G, 8Y

Chose 7  (I refer to these as 'chose' TYPES)

P(exactly 2 blue and 3 yellow) = 0  There are NO blue marbles 

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