document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203987>Question 1203987</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Preston buys a bag of cookies that contains 6 chocolate chip cookies, 8 peanut butter cookies, 6 sugar cookies and 7 oatmeal cookies. What is the probability that Preston randomly selects a sugar cookie from the bag, eats it, then randomly selects an oatmeal cookie? Express you answer as a reduced fraction.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 1st selection is sugar cookie<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 2nd selection is oatmeal cookie\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(A) = (6 sugar)/(6+8+6+7 total)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(A) = 6/27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(B given A) = (7 oatmeal)/(27-1 remaining)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(B given A) = (7 oatmeal)/(26 remaining)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(B given A) = 7/26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(A and B) = P(A)*P(B given A)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(A and B) = (6/27)*(7/26)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(A and B) = (6*7)/(27*26)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(A and B) = (2*3*7)/(3*9*2*13)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(A and B) = 7/(9*13)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(A and B) = 7/117\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: <font color=red size=4>7/117</font><BR>\n" );
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