An ice chest contains six cans of apple juice, eight cans of grape juice, four cans of orange juice, and two cans of mango juice. suppose that you reach into the container and randomly select three cans in succession. find the probability of selecting a can of mango juice, then a can of grape juice, then a can of apple juice.

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Frederick

5 December, 05:56

An ice chest contains six cans of apple juice, eight cans of grape juice, four cans of orange juice, and two cans of mango juice. suppose that you reach into the container and randomly select three cans in succession. find the probability of selecting a can of mango juice, then a can of grape juice, then a can of apple juice.

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Emilee Johnston · Answer 1

6+8+4+2=20

2/20 to grab mango can = 1/10

8/19 (remove one for previous) fro grape juice

6/18 for apple juice = 1/3

1/10*8/19*1/3

=

8/570

=

4/285