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there are 5 marbles in a bag 1 is orange 2 are blue and 2 are white. you pick a marble at random without putting the marble back you pick another marble at random what is the probability that you pick an orange and a blue

 Sep 29, 2015
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(1/5)*(2/4)
(1/5)*(1/2)
(1/10)=10%

 Sep 29, 2015
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3/5 or 60%

 

3 out of the 5 marbles are either orange or blue, so the answer is 3/5

 Sep 29, 2015

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