Question

a bag contains 3 red marbles, 5 yellow marbles, and 2 green marbles. what is the probability that you will select 2 green marbles in a row if you do not replace the first marble? A) 0.020 B) 0.02 C) 0.040 D) 0.200​

Answer 1

0.02

Explanation:

3+5+2 = 10

to choose 1 green the probability is 2/10 = 1/5

if we do not replace it, then there are now 9 marbles left and only 1 green left, so 1/9

to find them both in a row, multiply

1/5 * 1/9 = 1/45 = 0.02222

Answer 2

B

Explanation:

find the probability of picking the first green marble, which would be 2/10

then afterwards once the marble is removed, it would be 1/9

Multiply both 2/10 and 1/9 to get 0.022, which rounds to 0.02