SOLUTION: In a bag, there are 5 green candies, 3 red candies, and 7 orange candies. Once a candy is selected, it is not replaced. Find each probability.

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Question 1136026: In a bag, there are 5 green candies, 3 red candies, and 7 orange candies. Once a candy is selected, it is not replaced. Find each probability.


Found 2 solutions by AMIAM, ikleyn:
Answer by AMIAM(1) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
P(two green candies)
15 candies in total
5 green/15 total
which is equal to 1/3
left over candies= 13 because we are removing 2 green from the total

Answer by ikleyn(52794) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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            Reading your post, I do not understand what this passage means "Find each probability".

            Each - means - which ?

            Please avoid to use such passages in your posts. Always remember that you post to the Math forum, where EACH WORD of your post

            DOES MATTER and is important.


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