SOLUTION: If there are 7 blue, 4 red, and 5 orange marbles in a bag, what is the probability of pulling one red one after another without replacing the first?

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Question 431108: If there are 7 blue, 4 red, and 5 orange marbles in a bag, what is the probability of pulling one red one after another without replacing the first?
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Hi

7 blue, 4 red, and 5 orange marbles in a bag.  16 marbles Total

Drawing w/o replacement

P(4 red) = 4/16*3/15*2/14*1/13