document.write( "Question 1042254: Three marbles are grabbed from a box in succession, each being
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Algebra.Com's Answer #657236 by Aldorozos(172)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let's look at this problem this way \n" ); document.write( "We have box with 8 marbles (5 blue and 3 red). \n" ); document.write( "Three marbles are grabbed from the box in succession, each being \n" ); document.write( "replaced in the box before the next draw is made. What is the \n" ); document.write( "probability that all three marbles are the same color?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The possibility of all three are blue is 5/8*5/8*5/8 \n" ); document.write( "The possibility of all three are red is 3/8*3/8*3/8\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To be the same color, it means it can be either blue or red. Therefore we have to add the two numbers\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5/8*5/8*5/8 + 3/8*3/8*3/8\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |