SOLUTION: A bag contains 16 yellow marbles, 6 green marbles, and 7 red marbles. What is the chance of drawing a yellow marble? If a yellow marble is drawn the first time and then a second

Question 235267: A bag contains 16 yellow marbles, 6 green marbles, and 7 red marbles. What is the chance of drawing a yellow marble? If a yellow marble is drawn the first time and then a second marble is drawn without replacement, what is the probability of drawing a second yellow marble. Give solution in reduced fraction form, separated by a comma.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A bag contains 16 yellow marbles, 6 green marbles, and 7 red marbles.
What is the chance of drawing a yellow marble?
Ans: P(yellow) = 16/29
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If a yellow marble is drawn the first time and then a second marble is drawn without replacement, what is the probability of drawing a second yellow marble.
P(2nd yellow | 1st yellow) = 15/28
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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