document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1141081>Question 1141081</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A box contains 8 red marbles, 6 green marbles, and 9 yellow marbles.  4 marbles are selected without replacement.  What is the probability that the color of each marble selected, in this order, is yellow, yellow, green, red? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "23 total marbles to start; 8 red, 6 green, 9 yellow.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(yellow first) = 9/23.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Remaining marbles are 8 red, 6 green, 8 yellow.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(yellow next) = 8/22.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Remaining marbles are 8 red, 6 green, 7 yellow.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(green next) = 6/21.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Remaining marbles are 8 red, 5 green, 7 yellow.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(red next) = 8/20.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The probability of that sequence is the product of the probabilities for each marble drawn. </SPAN>\n" );
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