SOLUTION: A box contains 5 red, 4 blue, and 3 white balls. If 3 balls are drawn at random, what is the probability that they are of three different colors?

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Question 880794: A box contains 5 red, 4 blue, and 3 white balls. If 3 balls are drawn at random, what is the probability that they are of three different colors?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 27+%283%5E3%29 possible outcomes.
Six of them have 3 different colored balls.
RWB
RBW
WRB
WBR
BRW
BWR
P=6%2F27=2%2F9