SOLUTION: Suppose that a bag contains 3 red marbles, 5 orange marbles, and 7 yellow marbles. What is the probability of choosing 2 yellow marbles (without replacing)?

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Question 1157307: Suppose that a bag contains 3 red marbles, 5 orange marbles, and 7 yellow marbles. What is the probability of choosing 2 yellow marbles (without replacing)?
Answer by ikleyn(52800) About Me  (Show Source):
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In all, there are 3 + 5 + 7 = 15 marbles.


The probability under the question is


    P = %287%2F15%29%2A%28%287-1%29%2F%2815-1%29%29 = %287%2F15%29%2A%286%2F14%29 = %287%2F5%29%2A%282%2F14%29 = %281%2F5%29%2A%282%2F2%29 = 1%2F5 = 0.2 = 20%.    ANSWER


The formula is self-explanatory.


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    - Elementary Probability problems related to combinations
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    - A multiple choice answers test
    - Typical probability problems from the archive
    - Experimental probability problems
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