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A bag contains 6 red marbles and 4 white marbles. A marble is selected, kept out of the bag, and then another marble is selected. What is the probability of choosing a red marble and then another red marble without replacemen

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Answer: 60% for the first try, and about 55.56% for second try.

Step-by-step explanation:

There's 10 marbles total.

6 red marbles out of 10 total.

60% chance of getting red marbel

6/10=3/5

The second time would be 5 marbles out of 9 marbles in the bag.

About 55.56%

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