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In a bag there are 20 marbles. The colors of the marbles are as follows: red - 5; blue - 8; green - 3; yellow - 4.
a. What is the probability of selecting a red marble?
b. What is the probability of selecting a blue marble?
c. What is the probability of selecting a pink marble? None
d. What is the probability of selecting a blue and then a red marble if the blue marble is not replaced?
e. Is the probability of selecting blue and then a red the same as the probability of selecting a red then a blue?
f. Which marble is the most likely to get selected?

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In a bag there are 20 marbles. The colors of the marbles are as follows: red - 5; blue - 8; green - 3; yellow - 4.
a. What is the probability of selecting a red marble?
b. What is the probability of selecting a blue marble?
c. What is the probability of selecting a pink marble? None
d. What is the probability of selecting a blue and then a red marble if the blue marble is not replaced?
e. Is the probability of selecting blue and then a red the same as the probability of selecting ...

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