SOLUTION: A box contains a total of 12 crayons: 2 red, 3 green, 3 blue, 1 yellow, 2 purple, and 1 brown. Without looking, Frieda picks two crayons from the box. What is the probability that

Question 1155657: A box contains a total of 12 crayons: 2 red, 3 green, 3 blue, 1 yellow, 2 purple, and 1 brown. Without looking, Frieda picks two crayons from the box. What is the probability that both will be blue?
Answer by ikleyn(52784) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The probability that the first picked crayon is blue is  .


The probability that the second picked crayon is blue, under the condition that the first one was blue, is  .


The probability that both of the two are blue is the product   =  = .    ANSWER

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