SOLUTION: Lani had a box that contained: 1 blue marble, 1 green marble, 1 purple marble, 1 yellow marble, and 2 red marbles. Lani removed one marble without looking, and she recorded the

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Question 1160567: Lani had a box that contained: 1 blue marble, 1 green marble, 1 purple marble, 1 yellow marble, and 2 red marbles.
Lani removed one marble without looking, and she recorded the result. She placed the marble back in the box and repeated the procedure one more time. What is the probability that Lani removed a red marble followed by a blue marble?
a. 1/36
b. 1/18
c. 1/3
d. 1/2

Answer by ikleyn(53937) About Me  (Show Source):
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This probability is  P = %282%2F6%29%2A%281%2F6%29 = %281%2F3%29%2A%281%2F6%29 = 1%2F18.    ANSWER


The remarkable number 6 is the total number of marbles in the box, 6 = 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2.

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    - Typical probability problems from the archive
    - Experimental probability problems
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