Question
Three marbles are drawn without replacement from an urn containing 4 red marbles, five what marbles, and two blue marbles. Determine the probability that None is red
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4 red out of (4+5+2)=11 marbles
Probability that first draw has no red
=(11-4)/11
=7
No replacement, so probability for second draw
= (10-4)/10
=6/10
Probability that both have no red
= product of the two probabilities.
Probability that first draw has no red
=(11-4)/11
=7
No replacement, so probability for second draw
= (10-4)/10
=6/10
Probability that both have no red
= product of the two probabilities.