SOLUTION: a box contains 15 red 12 green and 7 blue chips Carl chooses 2 green chips and does not replace them in the box. what is the probability he would choose a red chip on the third dra

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Question 1045231: a box contains 15 red 12 green and 7 blue chips Carl chooses 2 green chips and does not replace them in the box. what is the probability he would choose a red chip on the third draw
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Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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After the two green chips are removed, the box has 15 red, 10 green, and 7 blue. The red chip probability is 15 (the number of red)/32 (the total number of chips after the two green ones have been removed.
15/32.

Answer by advanced_Learner(501) About Me  (Show Source):