SOLUTION: A bag contains 20 marbles ,5 which are damaged a)Find the probability that a marble drawn at random is damaged. b)A damage marble is drawn from the bag and not replaced .Find the

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Question 821693: A bag contains 20 marbles ,5 which are damaged
a)Find the probability that a marble drawn at random is damaged.
b)A damage marble is drawn from the bag and not replaced .Find the probability that the next marble drawn is also damaged

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A bag contains 20 marbles ,5 which are damaged
a)Find the probability that a marble drawn at random is damaged.:: 5/20 = 1/4
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b)A damage marble is drawn from the bag and not replaced .Find the probability that the next marble drawn is also damaged:: 4/19
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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