purple- 1 in 63
brown- 1 in 62
a box contains 63 marbles 21 brown, 21 purple and 21 while what is the probability of picking a purple marble on the 1st attempt anor a brown marble on the second attempt?
4 answers
purple- 21/63 reduced to 1/3
brown- 21/62
brown- 21/62
purple- 1/3
brown 21/62
brown 21/62
the probability of picking the 2 marbles the way you described it is
21/63 * 21/62
21/63 * 21/62