Use the following scenario to answer the question:

A bag contains 5 green marbles, 4 red marbles, 7 blue marbles, and 9 yellow marbles.

If 3 marbles are drawn from the bag one at a time but replaced each time, what is the probability of drawing a green, red and yellow marble in that order?

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Makenzie Leon

9 October, 07:53

Use the following scenario to answer the question:

A bag contains 5 green marbles, 4 red marbles, 7 blue marbles, and 9 yellow marbles.

If 3 marbles are drawn from the bag one at a time but replaced each time, what is the probability of drawing a green, red and yellow marble in that order?

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Easton Todd · Answer 1

Probability=number of specific outcomes / total number of possible outcomes.

There are a total of 5+4+7+9=25 marbles so the probability of those three specific picks in a row are:

(green/total) (red/total) (yellow/total)

(5/25) (4/25) (9/25) = 180/15625

36/3125 (1.152%)

Use the following scenario to answer the question:A bag contains 5 green marbles, 4 red marbles, 7 blue marbles, and 9 yellow marbles.If 3 marbles are drawn from the bag one at a time but replaced each time, what is the probability of drawing a green, red and yellow marble in that order?

Use the following scenario to answer the question:

A bag contains 5 green marbles, 4 red marbles, 7 blue marbles, and 9 yellow marbles.

If 3 marbles are drawn from the bag one at a time but replaced each time, what is the probability of drawing a green, red and yellow marble in that order?