SOLUTION: Two marbles are drawn randomly one after the other without replacement from a jar that contains 5 red marbles, 9 white marbles, and 3 yellow marbles. Find the probability of the fo

Question 1095845: Two marbles are drawn randomly one after the other without replacement from a jar that contains 5 red marbles, 9 white marbles, and 3 yellow marbles. Find the probability of the following events.
(a) A red marble is drawn first followed by a white marble.
The probability is :
(b) A white marble is drawn first followed by a white marble.
The probability is :
(c) A yellow marble is not drawn at all.
The probability is :

Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
17 marbles altogether.
the first is 5/17*9/16=45/272=0.1654
the second is 9/17*8/16=9/34=0.2647
the third is 14/17*13/16=182/272=0.6691
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