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Suppose you choose a marble from the bag containing 4 red marbles, 2 white marbles and 3 blue marbles. You return the first marble to the bag and then choose again. Find the probability of choosing a red and then a blue marble.

User Keelx
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Answer:

4/27

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User Usual Me
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Answer:

4/27.

Explanation:

There are a total of 9 marbles.

Prob( Choosing a red) = 4/9.

Prob(Choosing a blue) = 3/9.

So the required probability = 4/9 * 3/9

= 12/81

= 4/27.

Note: the probability values are multiplied because the 2 events are independent.

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