SOLUTION: A box contains 8 red, 3 white, and 9 blue balls. if 3 balls are drawn at random without replacement, determine the probability that (a)all 3 are red (b)all 3 are white, (c)

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Question 1022482: A box contains 8 red, 3 white, and 9 blue balls. if 3 balls are drawn at random without replacement, determine the probability that
(a)all 3 are red
(b)all 3 are white,
(c)2 are red and 1 is white,
(d)at least 1 is white,
(e)1 of each color is drawn,
(f)the balls are drawn in the order red, white, blue.
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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(a) C%288%2C3%29%2FC%2820%2C3%29+=+14%2F285
(b) C%283%2C3%29%2FC%2820%2C3%29+=+1%2F1140
(c) %28C%288%2C2%29%2AC%283%2C1%29%29%2FC%2820%2C3%29+=+7%2F95
(d) %28C%2820%2C3%29+-+C%2817%2C3%29%29%2FC%2820%2C3%29+=+23%2F57
(e) %288%2A3%2A9%29%2FC%2820%2C3%29+=+18%2F95
(f) %288%2F20%29%283%2F19%29%289%2F18%29+=+3%2F95