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You have a jar of Marbles in front of you 2 are Cordovan, 9 are yellow, 3 are white and 7 are red. What is the probability, as a fraction of selecting a marble that is white or yellow, followed by a marble that is Cordovan?​

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Answer:

2/35

Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming that this is without replacement,

The total amount of marbles is 2+9+3+7, or 21.

9 are yellow, 3 are white. this makes 12.

The probability of selecting a white or yellow marble is 12/21.

Now without replacement (comment if it is with replacement.), there are 20 marbles left, and 2 are Cordovan. This means there is a 2/20 chance then of picking a Cordovan marble.

After multiplying the fractions we get

(12/21) * (2/20) = 2/35.

There is a 2/35 chance of selecting a yellow or white, then a cordovan marble.