SOLUTION: Two marbles are drawn without replacement from a box of 3 white, 2 green, and 1 blue marble. Find the probability that both marbles are white. Answer must be in fraction form.
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Question 34564: Two marbles are drawn without replacement from a box of 3 white, 2 green, and 1 blue marble. Find the probability that both marbles are white. Answer must be in fraction form.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"Without replacement" is a key phrase here.
P(1st draw is white)= 3/6
P(2nd draw is white)=2/5
P(WW without replacement)= (3/6)(2/5)=1/5
Cheers,
Stan H.
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