SOLUTION: A bag contains 5 yellow marbles, 16 green marbles, and 2 red marbles. What is the chance of drawing a green marble? If a green marble is drawn the first time and then a second marb

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Question 266618: A bag contains 5 yellow marbles, 16 green marbles, and 2 red marbles. What is the chance of drawing a green marble? If a green marble is drawn the first time and then a second marble is drawn without replacement, what is the probability of drawing a red marble? Give solutions exactly in reduced fraction form, separated by a comma.


Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A bag contains 5 yellow marbles, 16 green marbles, and 2 red marbles.
What is the chance of drawing a green marble?
Ans: 16/23
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If a green marble is drawn the first time and then a second marble is drawn without replacement, what is the probability of drawing a red marble?
Ans: 2/22 = 1/11
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Give solutions exactly in reduced fraction form, separated by a comma.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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