Question

A bag contains 9 marbles: 4 are green, 2 are red, and 3 are blue. Chris chooses a marble at random, and without putting it back, chooses another one at random. What is the probability that both marbles he chooses are blue? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

1/12

Step-by-step Step-by-step explanation:

3/9 for the first

2/8 for the second

3/9= 1/3

2/8= 1/4

1/4 x 1/3= 1/12