SOLUTION: An urn contains 8 brown marbles and 11 green marbles. Two marbles are drawn from the urn without replacement. What is the probability of drawing a green marble on the first draw an

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Question 329413: An urn contains 8 brown marbles and 11 green marbles. Two marbles are drawn from the urn without replacement. What is the probability of drawing a green marble on the first draw and a brown marble on the second draw?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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8 Brown
11 Green
19 total
First marble green, P=11%2F19
Second marble brown, P=8%2F18=4%2F9
P(1G,2B)=%2811%2F19%29%284%2F9%29=44%2F171