Question

A bag contains nine yellow marbles and five red marbles. You randomly select two marbles from the bag. What is the probability that both marbles are yellow when you do not replace the first marble before selecting the second marble?

Answer 1

Answer: 18/49

Explanation:

P(Yellow) = 9/14

= 9/14 • 9-1/14

=9/14 • 8/14

= 72/196 or 18/49