SOLUTION: A bag contains 6 cherry, 3 orange, and 2 lemon candies. You reach in and take 2 pieces of candy at random. Find the probability of both being lemon.
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Question 889851: A bag contains 6 cherry, 3 orange, and 2 lemon candies. You reach in and take 2 pieces of candy at random. Find the probability of both being lemon. Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
The probability that the first candy drawn is a lemon is . The probability that the second candy drawn is a lemon given that the first was a lemon is . The total probability of both events is the product of the two probabilities, or .
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