SOLUTION: If a bag has a red, a yellow, and a blue marble, what is the probability of two people choosing the same color?

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Question 952516: If a bag has a red, a yellow, and a blue marble, what is the probability of two people choosing the same color?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If a bag has a red, a yellow, and a blue marble, what is the probability of two people choosing the same color?
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There are 3*3 = 9 pairs
Three of them are same color pairs.
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There are 2 people choosing so,
Ans (1/3)^2 equals 1/9
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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