SOLUTION: A bag contains 5 red marbles, 6 white marbles, and 5 blue marbles. You draw two marbles without replacement. What is the probability that the first marble is red and the seco

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Question 1184889: A bag contains 5 red marbles, 6 white marbles, and 5 blue marbles. You draw two marbles without replacement.
What is the probability that the first marble is red and the second marble is blue.
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First draw: 5 red marbles; 16 marbles total; P(red)=5/16

Second draw: 5 blue marbles; 15 marbles total; P(blue)=5/15=1/3

P(red then blue)=(5/16)(1/3)=5/48