SOLUTION: A bowl of berries contains 2 strawberries, 4 blackberries, 1 raspberry, and 3 blueberries. Louie will randomly select two berries one at a time from the bowl and not put them back.

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Question 1081484: A bowl of berries contains 2 strawberries, 4 blackberries, 1 raspberry, and 3 blueberries. Louie will randomly select two berries one at a time from the bowl and not put them back. What is the probability that the first berry Louie selects will be a raspberry and the second berry will be a blueberry?

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A bowl of berries contains 2 strawberries, 4 blackberries, 1 raspberry, and 3 blueberries. Louie will randomly select two berries one at a time from the bowl and not put them back. What is the probability that the first berry Louie selects will be a raspberry and the second berry will be a blueberry?
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I appreciate his not putting them back.
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A total of 10 berries.
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What is the probability that the first berry Louie selects will be a raspberry
1 out of 10 --> 1/10
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and the second berry will be a blueberry?
3/9 --> 1/3
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(1/10)*(1/3) = 1/30