Question

A bag contains 6 white marbles and 4 black marbles. A marble is drawn from the bag and then a second marble is drawn without replacing the first one.

What is the probability of drawing a white marble on the first draw, followed by a black marble on the second?

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Answer 1

4/15

Explanation:

P(drawing white marble and black marble)

= 6/10 × 4/9 [9 as there is no replacement]

= 4/15