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Chuck has a box with 7 balls in it. 3 of them are

blue and 4 of them are yellow. Chuck is going to
take a ball out of the box, put the ball back and
then take a second ball out of the box. What is the
probability that Chuck chooses a blue ball and
then a yellow ball?

User Woss
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Answer:

3/4 is the answer hope this helps

User Laplie Anderson
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Answer:

  • 12/49

Explanation:

  • Total number of balls - 7
  • Blue - 3
  • Yellow - 4

Probability of blue ball:

  • 3/7

Probability of yellow ball:

  • 4/7

Probability of blue and then yellow:

  • 3/7*4/7 = 12/49
User Eugenn
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