SOLUTION: Two marbles are drawn without replacement from a box with 3 white, 2 green, 1 red, and 1 blue marble. Find the probability of the first marble being red and the second marble being

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Question 263250: Two marbles are drawn without replacement from a box with 3 white, 2 green, 1 red, and 1 blue marble. Find the probability of the first marble being red and the second marble being white mathematically.
Answer by Madgen(4) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability of picking the red marble first is +1%2F7+, since there is no replacement there are 6 marbles left, so the probability of picking a white marble is +3%2F6+ or +1%2F2+, if you multiply two probability you get your final answer which is +1%2F14+