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I don’t know how to solve this problem

I don’t know how to solve this problem-example-1
User Driss Amri
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The draws are independent, so


P(\text{red then blue})=P(\text{red})\cdot P(\text{blue})

There is a total of 11 marbles in the bag, so


P(\text{red})=\frac3{11}

and


P(\text{blue})=\frac5{11}

So


P(\text{red then blue})=(15)/(121)

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