SOLUTION: A box has 2 red chips and 2 blue chips and 1 green chip what is the probability of selecting one red and one blue

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Question 953395: A box has 2 red chips and 2 blue chips and 1 green chip what is the probability of selecting one red and one blue
































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In that order without replacement,
P%28R%2CB%29=P%28R%29%2AP%28B%29=%282%2F5%29%282%2F4%29=4%2F20=1%2F5
In that order with replacement,
P%28R%2CB%29=%282%2F5%29%282%2F5%29=4%2F25
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In any order without replacement,
P=%282%2F5%29%282%2F4%29%2B%282%2F5%29%282%2F4%29=8%2F20=2%2F5
In any order with replacement,
P=%282%2F5%29%282%2F5%29%2B%282%2F5%29%282%2F5%29=8%2F25