SOLUTION: A jar contains 15 blue and 10 red marbles. a) if one marble is drawn at random, what is the probability that it is red? b) if two marbles are drawn randomly, what is the probab

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Question 285462: A jar contains 15 blue and 10 red marbles.
a) if one marble is drawn at random, what is the probability that it is red?
b) if two marbles are drawn randomly, what is the probability that the first is red and the second blue if first marble is replaced in the jar prior to drawing the second marble?
c) what is the probability that both are red if the first marble is not returned to the jar prior to drawing the second marble?

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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a) 10/25 = 2/5
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b) 10/25 * 15/25 = 150/625 = 6/25
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c) 10/25 * 9/24 = 90/600 = 3/20
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Ed