SOLUTION: A bag contains 8 red marbles, 5 blue marbles, 4 green marbles, and 7 yellow marbles. Five marbles are randomly drawn from the bag one at a time and not replaced. What is the probab

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Question 1024360: A bag contains 8 red marbles, 5 blue marbles, 4 green marbles, and 7 yellow marbles. Five marbles are randomly drawn from the bag one at a time and not replaced. What is the probability that the first three marbles drawn are red?
a.) (1/27)
b.) (28/1771)
c.) (7/253)
d.) (7/288)
Found 3 solutions by Edwin McCravy, ewatrrr, Fombitz:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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24 marbles: 8 red, 5 BLUE, 4 GREEN, 7 YELLOW
Five marbles are randomly drawn from the bag one at a time and not replaced.
P(first 3 are red)= %28%288C1%29%287C1%29%286C1%29%29%2F%28%2824C1%29%2823C1%29%2822C1%29%29 = 7/253

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):