Question

3. a. Come up with a probability problem that deals with dependent events.

Answer 1

A girl has 20 marbles

10 are red, 7 are blue, and 3 are green

If she picks 5 marbles, without replacing them, what are the chances all 5 are red?

10/20 * 9/19 * 8/18 *7/17 * 6/16

1/2 * 9/19 * 4/9 * 7/17 * 3/8

1/2 * 1/19 * 3/2

1/76