Question

Mrs. Booker's class is conducting an experiment to find the probability of pulling certain colors from a bag of 25 marbles. If 8 are purple, 6 are yellow, 6 are green, and the rest are black, what is the probability of drawing 2 purple if the marbles are not replaced after they are picked? Show answer as a percent rounded to nearest hundredth, if necessary.

A.
10.24%
B.
8.96%
C.
9.33%
D.
10.67%


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Answer 1

There are 25 marbles in the bag, and 8 of them are purple.
For the first draw, the probability of sticking your hand in the bag
and pulling out a purple marble is 8/25 .

You don't put the first one back in the bag, so now, there are
only 24 marbles in the bag, and 7 of them are purple.
For the 2nd draw, the probability of sticking your hand in the bag
and pulling out a purple marble is 7/24 .

The probability of BOTH things happening is

(8/25) · (7/24) = (56/600) = 9.33 %