SOLUTION: If a bad contains 2 red marbles, 3 white marbles and 3 blue marbles what is the probability that the first drawn marble is blue and the second one drawn is red?

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Question 628563: If a bad contains 2 red marbles, 3 white marbles and 3 blue marbles what is the probability that the first drawn marble is blue and the second one drawn is red?
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If a bag contains 2 red marbles, 3 white marbles and 3 blue marbles. 8Total
with replacement
P(1st is blue and 2nd is red) = %283%2F8%29%282%2F8%29
without replacement
P(1st is blue and 2nd is red) = %283%2F8%29%282%2F7%29