SOLUTION: A bag contains five (5) purple beads, three (3) green beads, and two (2) orange beads. Two consecutive draws are made from the box without replacing the first draw. Find the

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Question 1031523: A bag contains five (5) purple beads,
three (3) green beads, and two (2) orange beads.
Two consecutive draws are made from the box without
replacing the first draw. Find the probability of
each event.
purple, then orange ?
purple, then blue?
orange, then purple?
green, then purple ?
orange, then orange ?

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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A bag contains five (5) purple beads,
three (3) green beads, and two (2) orange beads.
Two consecutive draws are made from the box without
replacing the first draw. Find the probability of
each event.
purple, then orange ?
%285%2F10%29%282%2F9%29+=+1%2F9
purple, then blue?
0 because there are no blue beads.

orange, then purple?
%282%2F10%29%285%2F9%29+=+1%2F9
green, then purple ?
%283%2F10%29%285%2F9%29+=+1%2F9
orange, then orange ?
%282%2F10%29%281%2F9%29+=+1%2F45
Edwin