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15% of m&m's candies in a bag are yellow. If you randomly pull 3 m&ms of the bag what is the probability the first one is yellow and the next two are not?
A. 11%
B. 22%
C. 67%
D. 85%
My answer is D.
1 - 15% =0.85.
I think I'm doing it wrong
8 years ago

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Steve
so, assume 100 candies, with 15 yellow. Your probability will be approximately

15/100 * 85/99 * 84/98 = 0.11 = 11%
8 years ago
Lucy
Thank you
8 years ago

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