Question

In a box there are 3 red pens, 2 green pens, and 1 blue pen. What is the probability of picking a red pen, not replacing it, and then picking a blue pen

Answer 1

Answer:

1/10

Step-by-step explanation:

First, find the probability of choosing the red pen:

There are 6 total pens and 3 are red, so the probability will be 3/6

This can be simplified to 1/2

Then, find the probability of choosing a blue pen after not replacing the red one:

There are 5 total pens now, since we did not replace the red one.

There is only 1 blue pen, so the probability is 1/5

Then, multiply these 2 probabilities together:

1/2(1/5)

= 1/10

So, the probability is 1/10