Question

A bag has 7 red scraps, 3 orange scraps, and 5 speckled scraps. you randomly pull a scrap from the bag, keep it out, and then pull out another one.

what is the probability of getting a speckled and then not getting a orange? write answer as a fraction.
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Answer 1

Explanation:

total scraps=7+3+5

Red Orange Speckeled

7 3 5

-1

7 3 4

P1=5/15

`P2(1~red~ or~ 1 ~speckeled)=(7)/(14) +(4)/(14) =(11)/(14) \\P=(5)/(15) * (11)/(14) =(11)/(42)`