document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1095845>Question 1095845</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two marbles are drawn randomly one after the other without replacement from a jar that contains 5 red marbles, 9 white marbles, and 3 yellow marbles. Find the probability of the following events. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) A red marble is drawn first followed by a white marble. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The probability is :  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) A white marble is drawn first followed by a white marble. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The probability is :  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) A yellow marble is not drawn at all. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The probability is :  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #710360 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=710360\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 17 marbles altogether.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the first is 5/17*9/16=45/272=0.1654 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second is 9/17*8/16=9/34=0.2647<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the third is 14/17*13/16=182/272=0.6691 </SPAN>\n" );
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