SOLUTION: Hi, I need some probability help please. 1) A bag contains 5 red marbles, 3 white marbles, and 4 blue marbles. what is the probability of randomly selecting a red marble, settin

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Question 1053354: Hi, I need some probability help please.
1) A bag contains 5 red marbles, 3 white marbles, and 4 blue marbles. what is the probability of randomly selecting a red marble, setting is aside, and then randomly selecting another red marble from the bag?
2)A game has 6 colored playing pieces. They are red, yellow, green, blue, purple, and white. You and a friend pick your game piece without looking. What is the probability that your friend picks the blue piece and you pick the yellow piece?

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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1) 12 marbles: 5 red marbles, 3 white marbles, and 4 blue marbles.
w/o replacement
P(R,R) = (5/12)(4/11)
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2) 6 colored playing pieces: 1red, 1yellow, 1green, 1blue, 1purple, and 1white
w/o replacement
P(B,Y) = (1/6)(1/5)