A bag contains 6 cherry, 3 orange, and 2 lemon candies. You reach in and take 3 pieces of candy at random. Find the probability. 2 orange, 1 lemon

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Xxhxx · Answer 1 · 2018-10-13T15:49:20+0000

P(2oranges and 1lemon)=2/3 (orange) · 1/2 (lemon)
P(2O and 1L) = 2/6 = 1/3
1/3 chance of getting 2 orange and 1 lemon out of the bag.