There are 3 cyan, 9 magenta and 15 yellow printer cartridges in a box. We pick one at random, then pick another one, without replacement. What is the probability that both of them will be cyan?

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Mentalic asked Sep 18, 2022

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There are 3 cyan, 9 magenta and 15 yellow printer cartridges in a box.

We pick one at random, then pick another one, without replacement.

What is the probability that both of them will be cyan?

There are 3 cyan, 9 magenta and 15 yellow printer cartridges in a box. We pick one-example-1

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Answer: Less likely since the number of cyan is quite lower or the lowest in comparison of magenta and yellow.

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