SOLUTION: From a jar of marbles containing 4 blue marbles, 3 yellow marbles, 2 red marbles, and 1 magenta marble, you draw two marbles without replacement. Determine the following probabilit
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Question 381191: From a jar of marbles containing 4 blue marbles, 3 yellow marbles, 2 red marbles, and 1 magenta marble, you draw two marbles without replacement. Determine the following probabilities. (in non-reduced fraction form)
a. P(red and then blue) b. P(yellow and yellow)
c. P(red|yellow) d. P(magenta|magenta)
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
From a jar of marbles containing 4 blue marbles, 3 yellow marbles, 2 red marbles, and 1 magenta marble, you draw two marbles without replacement. Determine the following probabilities. (in non-reduced fraction form)
a. P(red and then blue)= (2/10)(4/9)
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b. P(yellow and yellow) = (3/10)(2/9)
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c. P(red|yellow) = (3/10)(2/9)
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d. P(magenta|magenta) = (1/10)(0/9)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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