document.write( "Question 367178: Two marbles are drawn without replacement from a box with 3 white, 2 green, 2 red, and 1 blue marble. Which is the probability if the first marble is blue and the second marble is white.
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document.write( "A) 3/7
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document.write( "B) 3/56
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document.write( "C) 2/7
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document.write( "D) 3/64 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #261776 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two marbles are drawn without replacement from a box with 3 white, 2 green, 2 red, and 1 blue marble. Which is the probability if the first marble is blue and the second marble is white. \n" ); document.write( "P(blue) = 1/8 \n" ); document.write( "P(white|blue) = 3/7 \n" ); document.write( "P(1st blue and 2n white) = P(blue)*P(white|blue) = (1/8)(3/7) = 3/56 \n" ); document.write( "----------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "A) 3/7 \n" ); document.write( "B) 3/56 \n" ); document.write( "C) 2/7 \n" ); document.write( "D) 3/64 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |