document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=146015>Question 146015</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Saturday you wash and dry 9 pair of pants you have 4 blue jeans, 2 khakis and 3 black. You close your eyes and randomly pick a pair out of the dryer, what is the probability that you will first select and remove a black pair, AND then you select a pair of blue jeans? ________________ </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P(black and blue) = P(black)*P(blue | black) = (3/9)*(4/8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (1/3)(1/2) = 1/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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