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A box contains 16 green marbles and 5 white marbles. If the first marble chosen was a white marble, what is the probability of choosing, without replacement, another white marble?

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Final answer:

The probability of choosing, without replacement, another white marble is 1/5.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the probability of choosing, without replacement, another white marble after the first marble chosen was a white marble, we need to calculate the probability of drawing a white marble from the remaining marbles in the box.

Initially, there are 5 white marbles out of a total of 21 marbles (16 green + 5 white). After drawing the first white marble, there are 4 white marbles left out of 20 marbles (15 green + 4 white). Therefore, the probability of choosing, without replacement, another white marble is 4/20 or 1/5.

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