SOLUTION: A bag contains 6 red chips, 9 white chips, and 5 blue chips. Three consecutive chips are drawn from the bag without replacement. Find each probability. a) P ( 3 red ) b) P (

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Question 72537: A bag contains 6 red chips, 9 white chips, and 5 blue chips. Three consecutive chips are drawn from the bag without replacement. Find each probability.
a) P ( 3 red )
b) P ( blue first, red second, blue third)

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A) 6/20*5/19*4/18=120/2599200=.0000046 OR .00046 % OR 1 OUT OF 217,391 TRIES.
B) 5/20*6/19*4/18=120/2599200=.0000046 OR .00046 % OR 1 OUT OF 217,391 TRIES.