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suppose a box contains 6 blue and 8 red marbles. if a child chooses three marbles together without looking, what is the probability the selected marbles contain at least two blue marbles?

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Final answer:

The probability of selecting at least two blue marbles when choosing three marbles without replacement is 0.385.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the probability that the selected marbles contain at least two blue marbles, we need to consider two cases: (1) selecting two blue marbles and one red marble, and (2) selecting three blue marbles.

Case 1: Selecting two blue marbles and one red marble:

The number of ways to select two blue marbles from six blue marbles is C(6,2) = 15. The number of ways to select one red marble from eight red marbles is C(8,1) = 8. The total number of ways to select three marbles is C(14,3) = 364. Therefore, the probability of selecting two blue marbles and one red marble is 15 * 8 / 364 = 120 / 364 = 0.33 (rounded to two decimal places).

Case 2: Selecting three blue marbles:

The number of ways to select three blue marbles from six blue marbles is C(6,3) = 20. The total number of ways to select three marbles is C(14,3) = 364. Therefore, the probability of selecting three blue marbles is 20 / 364 = 0.055 (rounded to three decimal places).

To find the overall probability of selecting at least two blue marbles, we need to add the probabilities from both cases: 0.33 + 0.055 = 0.385 (rounded to three decimal places).

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