Question

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

Answer 1

I thank your chances of getting red first is 25% and blue 50%

Explanation:

2/9% of getting red, 4/9% chance of getting blue, 3/9% green. Kira randomly takes one without putting it back 2/8% red, 4/8% blue, 3/8% green.

red 25%, blue 50%, green 37.5%.