SOLUTION: Find the sample space. Two marbles are selected from a sack containing two red marbles, two blue marbles, and one black marble. The color of each marble is recorded.

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Question 1058500: Find the sample space. Two marbles are selected from a sack containing two red marbles, two blue marbles, and one black marble. The color of each marble is recorded.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sample space is (R=red,B=blue,Bl=black)
RR
RB
RBl
BR
BB
BBl
BlR
BlB
The first can be R B or Bl
The second can be R B or Bl unless Bl was chosen first
That is 8 possible choices. Thank you.
RR,RB,RBl
BR,BB,Bbl
BlR,BlB