A bag contains 5 red marbles, 7 blue marbles and 4 green marbles if two marbles are drawn out of the bag what is the probability

Question

3 years ago

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to the nearest 1000th that both marbles drawn will be red?

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Ann [662] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-11T13:56:12+03:00

Ann [662]3 years ago

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Answer:

0.083 probability that both are red

Step-by-step explanation:

total marbles = 5 + 7 + 4 = 16

Two marbles drawn out.

Find P(red, and red) = (5/16) * (4/15) = 1/(3*4) = 1/12 = 0.08333