document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1000148>Question 1000148</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 8. A bag contains fourteen yellow balls, two violet balls, and nine red balls. You pick one without looking. What is the probability that you will draw three red balls in a row? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #617639 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=617639\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assuming that you do not replace them after each choosing, the odds of picking a red ball initially are 9/25...to pick another is 8/24...to pick a third would be 7/23...now multiply these and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9/25)(8/24)(7/23) = .0365 = 3.65% </SPAN>\n" );
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