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Assume you choose one marble at a time until you have 3 selected. Remember, order is not important. You can draw C first or A or B.

2007-06-03 16:27:36 · 4 answers · asked by Stumped by math 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

4 answers

Let's look at the prob of choosing A, B and C in that order first.
This is 1/6 * 1/5 * 1/4 = 1/120
If order is not important, then there are 3! = 6 of arranging A, B and C.
So prob = 6 / 120 = 1/20

2007-06-04 18:08:46 · answer #1 · answered by Dr D 7 · 1 0

The first marble can be abc and not def, so 3/6. Let's say you choose A.

The second marble can be bc and not def, so 2/5. Let's say you choose B.

The third marble can only be c and not def, so 1/4.

3/6 * 2/5 * 1/4 = 6/120 = 1/20

2007-06-03 23:39:07 · answer #2 · answered by TychaBrahe 7 · 0 0

(3/6)*(2/5)*1/4=1/20

2007-06-03 23:33:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

50% chance

2007-06-03 23:29:55 · answer #4 · answered by sshazzam 6 · 0 1

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