SOLUTION: A bag contains 8 pink marbles, 5 green marbles and 10 brown marbles. What is the chance of drawing a green marble? If a green marble is drawn then placed back into the bag, and a s

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Question 314135: A bag contains 8 pink marbles, 5 green marbles and 10 brown marbles. What is the chance of drawing a green marble? If a green marble is drawn then placed back into the bag, and a second marble is drawn, what is the probability of drawing a brown marble? Give solutions exactly in reduced fraction form, separated by a comma.
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Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8 P, pink
5 G, green
10 B, brown
23 total.
1. P(G)=5/23
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2. P(B)=10/23
P(G then B)=(5/23)(10/23)=50/529

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