Question

Bookwork code: G15

There are two bags of marbles. The first contains
one blue, one yellow and two red marbles. The
second contains one red, one blue and two yellow
marbles. A random marble from each bag is
removed. What is the probability of removing a
blue and a yellow? Give your answer as a fraction
in its simplest form.
Bag 1
Bag 2
R
BYY
BB, RB, BB,Y B,Y
Y Y,RY,BY,YY,Y
RR,RR, BR,Y R,Y
RR,RR, BR,Y R,Y

Answer 1

Answer: 5/ 16

explanation: total= 4x4=16

red and yellow : (r,y) or (y,r)

n= 5

p= 5 1/1 16

p = 5 over 16