You have a drawer with 7 different pencils. Each pencil is a different color (red, blue, white, green, pink, black, and yellow). If you take a pencil out of the drawer, it is green, and do not put it back,

Erum asked Jun 23, 2023

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Erum asked Jun 23, 2023

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Answer:

1 in 6

Explanation:

The probability of getting the original green is 1 in 7 (1 green pencil and 7 total)

If you take it out, there will be 6 pencils left

Harikrish answered Jun 26, 2023

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