SOLUTION: In a sample bag of M&M's candy, there are 5 brown,6 yellow, 4 blue, 3 green, and 2 organge. What is the probability of getting 3 yellow M&M's if only 1 is taken at a time? Please s

Question 637068: In a sample bag of M&M's candy, there are 5 brown,6 yellow, 4 blue, 3 green, and 2 organge. What is the probability of getting 3 yellow M&M's if only 1 is taken at a time? Please show all your work.
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6 yellows available for the first pick out of 20
5 yellow available for the second pick out of 19
4 yellow available for the third pick out of 18
6/20*5/19*4/18
6*5*4/20*19*18
120/6,480=.0185 or 1.85% success.
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