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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two balls are to be selected without replacement from a bag containing one red, one blue, one green, one yellow, and one black ball. How many points are there in the sample space?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Without replacement\" is a very important phrase.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It makes the 2nd selection dependent on the 1st.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st selection : 5 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd selection : 4 ways<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of points in the sample space = 5*4 = 20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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