Answer: 0.046
Explanation:
From the question,
orange jelly beans= 7
Cherry jelly beans =9
Lemon jelly beans = 3
Licorice jelly beans = 15
Blueberry jelly beans = 6
Total jelly beans = 40
The probability of choosing the first cherry jelly beans will be = 9/40
After the first one is chosen, there'll be 8 cherry jelly beans and total of 39 left. The probability of choosing the second one will be = 8/39
The probability of choosing two cherry jelly beans in a row will be:
= 9/40 × 8/39
= 72/1560
= 0.046