Two marbles are drawn without replacement from a box with 3 white, 2 green, 2 red, and 1 blue marble. Find the probability that both marbles are white.

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Xebeche asked Sep 28, 2022

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Two marbles are drawn without replacement from a box with 3 white, 2 green, 2 red, and 1 blue marble. Find the probability that both marbles are white.

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3/8

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there are 8 total and 3 are white so 3/8 each time you draw, theres a 3/8th possibilty of a white marble

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