SOLUTION: You have a bag of 10 marbles. 5 are blue, 4 are green, and 1 is white. What is the probability of pulling out a blue marble and a white marble without replacement?

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Question 660481: You have a bag of 10 marbles. 5 are blue, 4 are green, and 1 is white. What is the probability of pulling out a blue marble and a white marble without replacement?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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You have a bag of 10 marbles. 5 are blue, 4 are green, and 1 is white. What is the probability of pulling out a blue marble and a white marble without replacement?
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# of ways to succeed: 5*1 = 5
# of possible outcomes: 20C2
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Ans: 5/(20C2) = 5/(190) = 0.0263
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Stan H.