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There are 2 green marbles, 3 red marbles, and 4 blue marbles in a bag. You will draw one, replace it and draw another.?

What is the probability that the 2 marbles you pick are the same color? What is the probability they will be different colors?

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  • 2 years ago

    Let's break this up into pieces.

    Let's look at the green first.

    The probability of drawing green is 2/9.

    With replacement, the probability of drawing a green again is 2/9.

    So the probability of both happening is the product of the individual probabilities, or:

    (2/9)² = 4/81

    Now let's look at the reds. Similar logic just slightly different numbers:

    (3/9)² = 9/81 (didn't reduce here since we'll be adding fractions later so need the common denominator).

    And finally the blues:

    (4/9)² = 16/81

    Now if we add them up we get the probability of both green OR both red OR both blue (aka, both the same color):

    4/81 + 9/81 + 16/81 = 29/81 or approx 0.358 (rounded to 3DP)

  • Fuhr
    Lv 6
    2 years ago

    Seven.

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