document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1202367>Question 1202367</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A box contains 4 white shirts and 3 blue shirts. Two shirts are picked at random from the box, one at a time without replacement. What is the probability that the first chip is white and the second chip is blue? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First shirt (not chip) white: There are 7 shirts, of which 4 are white.  The probability is 4/7.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second shirt (not chip) blue: There are 6 shirts left of which 3 are blue.  The probability is 3/6 = 1/2.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "By the fundamental counting principle, the probability of white first and then blue second is the product of those two probabilities.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: (4/7)(1/2) = 2/7<br><BR>\n" );
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