Question

A chef draws cookies randomly from a box containing 6 cookies of the same shape and size. There is 1 chocolate cookie, 3 almond cookies, and 2 butter cookies. He draws 1 cookie and then draws another cookie without replacing the first one. Find the probability of picking 1 almond cookie followed by another almond cookie, and show the equation used.

Answer 1

Explanation:

n(s) = 6

n(chocolate) = 1

n(almond) = 3

n(butter) = 2

first draw:

P(almond) = 3/6 or 1/2

second draw:

P(almond) = (3-1)/6-1) = 2/5