SOLUTION: An urn contains nine red balls, nine white balls, and nine blue balls, and sample of four balls is drawn at random without replacement. Compute the probability that all of the b

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Question 984386: An urn contains nine red balls, nine white balls, and nine blue balls, and sample of four balls is drawn at random without replacement.
Compute the probability that all of the balls in the sample are the same color. (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Probability all are red: (9/27)*(8/26)*(7/25)*(6/24)
Multiply by 3, because the same applies to the other two.
{3024/570024}*3=0.0159.