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| Question 894914:  In a bag of marbles, there are 5 brown, 6 yellow, 4 blue, 3 green, and 2 orange.  What is the probability of getting 1 brown and 2 orange marbles if 3 are taken at a time?
 Answer by stanbon(75887)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! In a bag of marbles, there are 5 brown, 6 yellow, 4 blue, 3 green, and 2 orange. What is the probability of getting 1 brown and 2 orange marbles if 3 are taken at a time? ----------------
 # of ways to succeed:: 5*2C2 = 5
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 # of random triples:: 20C3 = 1140
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 P(1brown and 2orange) = 5/1140 = 1/228
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 Cheers,
 Stan H.
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