document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1120767>Question 1120767</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A jar contains 13 marbles: 5 green and 8 black. If three marbles are picked at random one by one, what is the probability that <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a First is green?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b all three is green?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c they are the same color? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #736450 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=736450\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (a) Probability (P) (first selected marble is green) = 5/13<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) P (all three selected marbles are green) = (5/13) * (4/12) * (3/11) = 0.035<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(c) P (all three selected marbles are black) = (8/13) * (7/12) * (6/11) = 0.1958<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P ( all three selected marbles are of one color) = 0.035 + 0.1958 = 0.2308<BR>\n" );
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