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What is the probability of drawing two yellow marbles if the first one is NOT placed back into the bag before the second draw?

What is the probability of drawing two yellow marbles if the first one is NOT placed-example-1
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Answer:

2/10 on the first draw and 1/9 on the second draw

Explanation:

In the first draw, 2 marbles are yellow out of 10, but on the second draw, you don't replace a yellow marble leaving 1 yellow marble out of 9 total marbles in the bag.

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