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A bag contains 2 red marbles, 3 green marbles, and 4 blue marbles.

If we choose a marble, then another marble without putting the first one back in the bag, what is the probability that the first marble will be green and the second will be red?

User Ilan Lewin
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Answer:

0.083333333333 or 8.3%

Explanation:

3/9x2/8

The second fractions has a demoninator of 8 bc u already took one from the bag and didnt return it

User Loreb
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Answer:

1/12.

Explanation:

There are a total of 9 marbles so

Prob(drawing first a green) = 3/9.

After drawing the green there are 8 marbles left in the bag, so:

Prob(drawing a red) = 2/8.

The required probability = 3/9 * 2/8

= 1/3 * 1/4

= 1/12.

User Raul Pinto
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