document.write( "Question 323960: A bag of marbles has 5 green, 2 yellow, 8 red, and 3 purple marbles. What is the probability of picking a purple marble, not replacing it, and then picking another purple marble?\r
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5 Green
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\n" ); document.write( "P(1st Purple)=\"3%2F18=1%2F6\"
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\n" ); document.write( "P(2nd Purple)=\"%283-1%29%2F%2818-1%29=2%2F17\"
\n" ); document.write( "P(both Purple)=\"%281%2F6%29%282%2F17%29=1%2F51\"
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