SOLUTION: A jar contains two red marbles, three blue marbles, and four green marbles. Phi draws one marble from the jar. Kenny draws a marble from those remaining. What is the probability th
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Question 648012: A jar contains two red marbles, three blue marbles, and four green marbles. Phi draws one marble from the jar. Kenny draws a marble from those remaining. What is the probability that Phi draws a green marble and Kenny draws a blue marble? Express your answer as a common fraction.
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A jar contains two red marbles, three blue marbles, and four green marbles. Phi draws one marble from the jar. Kenny draws a marble from those remaining. What is the probability that Phi draws a green marble and Kenny draws a blue marble? Express your answer as a common fraction.
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Phi green: 4/9
Ken blue: 3/8
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P(phi green AND ken blue) = (4/9)(3/8) = 1/6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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