document.write( "Question 1117422: There is a bag filled with 4 blue, 3 red and 5 green marbles.
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document.write( "In all, there are 4 +3 + 5 = 12 marbles.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The probability to get first marble red is  \"1%2F12\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "The probability to get second marble red is the same  \"1%2F12\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since the outcomes of the first and the second experiments are independent,\r\n" );
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document.write( "the probability to get both 2 red marbles is the product  \"%281%2F12%29%2A%281%2F12%29\" = \"1%2F144\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  The probability under the question is  \"1%2F144\".\r\n" );
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