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

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

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Question 981290: In a sample bag of M&M's candy, there are 5 brown, 6 yellow, 4 blue, 3 green, and 2 orange.
What is the probability of getting 3 yellow M&M's if 3 are taken at a time?

Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(6/20)*(5/19)*(4/18)

num=120
den=6840
probability is 0.0175

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