Question 1200401
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There are 24 cookies in the bag.  The probability that the first of two cookies selected is a sugar cookie of which there are 4 is 4 divided by 24.  Given that the first selection is a sugar cookie, then there are 23 total cookies left in the bag of which 3 are sugar cookies, probability *[tex \Large \frac{3}{23}].  Since the first and second draws are independent events, the total probability is the product of the two independent probabilities:


*[tex \LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{4}{24}\ \times\ \frac{3}{23}]


You can do your own arithmetic.

																
John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0]
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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