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document.write( "Total dolls = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let Y= yellow dolls <BR>\n" );
document.write( "let O=orange dolls<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "probability of getting at random and without replacement, 2 yellow dolls<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(YY)=P(Y on first choosing)*P(Y on second choosing / First choosing is Y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(YY)= (6/11)*(5/10)=(6/11)*(1/2)=3/11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you first have 6 yellow dolls to choose from 11 dolls, after you make that selection, your total is reduced by 1 to 10 and if that was yellow, the yellows are reduced by 1 to 5 (since its without replacement) </SPAN>\n" );
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