Question

An experiment consists of randomly selecting a marble from a bag, not replacing it, and then selecting another marble. The bag contains 3 yellow marbles and 2 white marbles. What is the probability of selecting a white marble and then a yellow marble?

Answer 1

There are 14 total marbles. The probability of drawing a yellow marble on the first draw is 3/14. Given replacement, the probability on the second draw is the same as on the first draw, so the probability of a black marble on the second draw is 6/14. The probability of drawing first a yellow marble then a black marble is 3/14 * 6/14 = 18/196.

Answer 2

The bag contains 4 blue marbles, 3 green marbles, 7 red marbles, and 1 yellow marble. What is the probability of selecting a red marble and then a blue marble? Question 3 ... 4 blue marbles+ 3 green marbles+ 7 red marbles+ 1 yellow marble= 15 ... P(red,blue0 = 7/15 * 2/7 = 2/15 =.13333333 = 13.33%.

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