Question

There are 9 red gum balls, 5 green gum balls, 8 yellow gum balls, and 8 blue gum balls in a machine. find p(green, then yellow).

a. start fraction 40 over 900 end fraction
b. the term shows 5 over 30.
c. the term shows 8 over 30.
d. start fraction 40 over 870 end fraction

Answer 1

The correct answer is choice D. To find this you will find the probability of each event happening and then multiply them together.

Green: 5/30
Yellow: 8/29 (you subtract one from the denominator because you already picked a green the first time)

5/30 x 8/29 = 40/870