2007-07-12 11:44:25 · 9 answers · asked by R E 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
you have a total of 6 coins. Your chances of pulling a red is 1/6; white--2/6 or 1/3; blue--3/6 or 1/2. if just pulling one coin. To figure on 3 coins, you have to multiply your chances:
1/6 * 1/3 * 1/2=1/36.
2007-07-12 11:48:08 · answer #1 · answered by txmama423 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are you looking for the probability of 3 coins being taken In that exact order, "Red-White-Blue"? If this is the case then you have to take into account the fact that the probability changes when certain coins are removed.
There are 6 coins in total, so the probability of pulling the red first is 1/6. That leaves 5 coins, so the probability of pulling white next is 2/5. Similarly you have a 3/4 chance of getting blue after that. Multiplying the probabilities together gives
(1/6)(2/5)(3/4) = 1/20.
2007-07-12 18:49:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
red is 1 out of 6
white is 2 out of 6 or 1/3
blue is 3 out of 6 or 1/2
2007-07-12 18:49:47 · answer #3 · answered by x0xlynn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Total = 6 coins
red = 1/6
white = 2/6
blue = 3/6
2007-07-12 18:48:47 · answer #4 · answered by PragmaticAlien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
red - 1/6 - 20%
white - 2/6 - 30%
blue - 3/6 - 50%
2007-07-12 18:48:29 · answer #5 · answered by Matthew David 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 red,2 whites,& 3 blue
the chances of pulling a red one is....1 over 6
the chances of pulling a white one is 2 over 6
the chances of pulling a blue one is 3 over 6
2007-07-12 18:50:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1/6 chance
2007-07-12 18:53:09 · answer #7 · answered by Chocolate Rain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 out of six x 2 out of five x 3 out of four or 6 out of 120.
2007-07-12 18:50:11 · answer #8 · answered by jelesais2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Posibilities
red: 0.16
White: 0.3
Blue: 0.5
2007-07-12 18:51:30 · answer #9 · answered by Osmany N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋