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A bag contains 3 red marbles, 5 blue marbles, and 4 green marbles if three marbles are drawn out of the bag what is the exact probability that all three marbles drawn will be blue?

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Final answer:

The exact probability that all three marbles drawn will be blue is 1/22.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the probability of drawing all three blue marbles, we need to find the ratio of favorable outcomes to total outcomes. There are 5 blue marbles in the bag, and we need to draw 3 of them without replacement. The total number of marbles in the bag is 12 (3 red + 5 blue + 4 green).

So, the probability of drawing all three blue marbles is:

P(3 blue) = (5/12) * (4/11) * (3/10) = 60/1320 = 1/22

Therefore, the exact probability that all three marbles drawn will be blue is 1/22.

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