SOLUTION: A bag contains 8 red marbles, 4 green marbles and 3 yellow marbles. Find the following probabilities: a. two marbles drawn from the bag with out replacement: the probability that

Question 280399: A bag contains 8 red marbles, 4 green marbles and 3 yellow marbles. Find the following probabilities:
a. two marbles drawn from the bag with out replacement: the probability that both are yellow
b. two marbles are drawn from the bag with replacement. Find the probability that you draw a red and a yellow marble
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3/15*2/14=6/210=.02857 ans for 2 yellows without replacement.
2(8/15*3/15)=2(24/225)=48/225=.021333 ans. for a red then a yellow or a yellow then a red with replacement.
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