SOLUTION: A bowl contains 312 marbles, 6 red, 7 green, 8 blue and 291 yellow. Two marbles are drawn one at a time without replacement. What is the probability that both drawn marbles are blu
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Question 956626: A bowl contains 312 marbles, 6 red, 7 green, 8 blue and 291 yellow. Two marbles are drawn one at a time without replacement. What is the probability that both drawn marbles are blue?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
FIRST DRAW = 8/312=0.02564
SECOND DRAW = 7/312=0.02244
P=.02564*.02244=0.0005753 ANS.
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