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2) If there are 4 green jelly beans, 2 white jelly beans,

and 5 purple jelly beans in a jar, what is the probability of
choosing a green jelly bean, eating it, and then choosing a
purple jelly bean?

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User Bsmk
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2 Answers

2 votes

Answer:

green jelly bean:4÷11

purple jelly bean:5÷10

Explanation:

it becomes 10 bcoz u ate one already

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User Ben Rubin
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Explanation:

The probability of the first event is


(4)/(11)

The probability of the second one is


(5)/(10)

So


(4)/(11) * (1)/(2) = (2)/(11)

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User Tiffany Harry
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