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Question 689183: A bag contains 20 blue and 15 green marbles. Two marbles, without replacement, are drawn at random.
What is the probability that both are blue?
What is the probability that at least one of them is blue?
What is the probability that at least one of them is green?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A bag contains 20 blue and 15 green marbles. Two marbles, without replacement, are drawn at random.
What is the probability that both are blue?
Ans: 20C2/35C2 = 0.3193
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What is the probability that at least one of them is blue?
Ans: 1 - 15C2/35C2 = 1 - 0.1765 = 0.8235
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What is the probability that at least one of them is green?
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Ans: 1 - 0.3193 = 0.6807
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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