document.write( "Question 1111761: Please help!!
\n" );
document.write( "Question:
\n" );
document.write( "A box contains 4 red and 7 green marbles. You reach in and remove 2 marbles all at once. What is the probability of picking one red marble, and one green marble? \n" );
document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #726780 by rothauserc(4718)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! probability (P) of picking one red marble, and one green marble is \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "there are 11C2 ways to pick two marbles out of 11 without replacement, where 11C2 = 11!/(2! * (11-2)!) = 55 ways \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "then we have \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(4C1 * 7C1) / 55 = 28/55 = 0.5091 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |