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If a bag contains 6 red balls, 4 green balls, and 3 blue balls. If we choose a ball, then another ball without putting the first one in the bag, what is the probability that the first ball is green anda the second one red

User Sara Brown
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hello,

red 6

green 4

blue 3

  • first ball is green:


(4)/(13)

  • second ball is red:


(6)/(12) = (1)/(2)

The probability that these two events happen at the same time is:


(4)/(13) * (1)/(2) = (4)/(26) = (2)/(13)


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