SOLUTION: A bag contains five red, three white, and two blue balls. If three balls are selected at random, with replacement, find the probability that the first two are red and the third one

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Question 1174513: A bag contains five red, three white, and two blue balls. If three balls are selected at random, with replacement, find the probability that the first two are red and the third one is blue.
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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5 + 3 + 2 = 10 balls, in all.


    P = %285%2F10%29%2A%285%2F10%29%2A%282%2F10%29 = %281%2F2%29%5E2%2A%281%2F5%29 = 1%2F20.    ANSWER.

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