Probability of Picking Red, Blue, and Red from a Bag without Replacement

ajdude · Apr 15, 2011

Homework Statement

There is a bag with 20 balls in it. 5 red, 6 green, 9 blue. What is the probability of picking, (without replacement) a red, then a blue, then a red in that order?

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

(5/20) * (9/19) * (4/18)

Is this correct? Or am I missing something?

Dick · Apr 15, 2011

That looks fine to me.

Probability of Picking Red, Blue, and Red from a Bag without Replacement

Homework Statement

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

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