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John is eating jellybeans.In his bag of jellybeans he has 2 red, 2 green and 1 black jellybean left.Find the probability that the next 2 jellybeans he eats are both red?

 May 12, 2017
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1 out of 5 + 1 out of 4 

9 out of 20

or 0.45%

 

im not sure tho

 May 12, 2017
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John is eating jellybeans.In his bag of jellybeans he has 2 red, 2 green and 1 black jellybean left.

Find the probability that the next 2 jellybeans he eats are both red?

 

Method 1:

probability  2 red =2514=220=110=0.1(10%)

 

Method 2:

probability  2 red

=(22)red(20)green(10)black(52)=1115241=220=110=0.1(10%)

 

laugh

 May 12, 2017

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