The probability of drawing a yellow candy on the first draw is 21/70. Since we do not replace the yellow candy, there are now 69 candies in the jar. The probability of drawing a brown candy on the second draw is 14/69.
To find the probability of both events occurring, we multiply their probabilities: (21/70) * (14/69) = 294/4830.
Simplifying the fraction gives us a final probability of 7/115.
A jar of 70 candies has the following colors: 28 orange, 7 white, 14 brown, and 21 yellow.
What is the probability of randomly drawing a yellow and then a brown candy without replacing the yellow one?
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