SOLUTION: Two marbles are drawn from a bag containing 6 white, 4 red, and 6 green marbles. Find the probability of both marbles being green.

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Question 926504: Two marbles are drawn from a bag containing 6 white, 4 red, and 6 green marbles. Find the probability of both marbles being green.
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2/16
Two sixteenths

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two marbles are drawn from a bag containing 6 white, 4 red, and 6 green marbles. Find the probability of both marbles being green.
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16 total marbles
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Without replacing the 1st marble:
= (6/16)*(5/15) = 1/8
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with replacement:
= (6/16)^2 = 9/64

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