SOLUTION: 3 white chips, 7 blue chips, 16 green chips, 2 chips drawn from the box in succession what is the probability that one is blue and other is white?

Question 642229: 3 white chips, 7 blue chips, 16 green chips, 2 chips drawn from the box in succession what is the probability that one is blue and other is white?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3 white chips, 7 blue chips, 16 green chips, 2 chips drawn from the box in succession what is the probability that one is blue and other is white?
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# of ways to succeed: 7*3 = 21
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# of possible outcomes:26C2 = (26*25)/(1*2) = 325
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Ans: 21/325 = 0.0646
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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