document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=432249>Question 432249</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I was wondering if you could help me solve this probability question and check if my answers are correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question:  Adam bought a package of marbles and sorted all of them by color as shown in the accompaning graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) What is the total number of marbles in the package?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      * 12marbles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) If one marble is selected at random, find the probability that it is red, black, or yellow.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     * 8/12 marbles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) If two marbles were selected at random, with replacement, find the probability that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      1) the first marble was red and the second was yellow.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    * -3/12 marbles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      2) one of the two marbles was blue \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                * 0/12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d) If two marbles were selected at random, without replacement, find the probability that <BR>\n" );
document.write( "         1) two red marbles were selected <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 *3/23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         2) neither marble selected was red or black<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 *9/12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount of Marbles <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Red: 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "White: 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "black: 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "yellow: 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "( there were no blue marbles in the bar grapg)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for all your help. It is greatly appreciated. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "C)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1). (2/12) * (5/12) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 5/72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2). 0/12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) 2C2 / 12C2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 1/66\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9C2/12C2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 36/66\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 6/11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "other solutions  are correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
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