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2) There's 5 blue, 2 orange, and 7 green

candy's in a bag, What's the probability of
picking an orange not replacing and then
picking a green?

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Answer 2/26

To pick an orange first, you have 2/14 chance. (2 orange out of 14 possible)

To pick a green next, you have 7/13 chance. (7 green out of 13 remaining possible)

Total probability is 2/14 * 7/13 = 2/26 = 0. 07692307692. Or about 7.7% chance.
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