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msladydee
Nov 11, 2007, 01:10 PM
A jar contains four blue marbles and three white marbles. Three marbles are selected at random without replacement. What is the probability that all three marbles selected will be blue?

s_cianci
Nov 11, 2007, 01:26 PM
Multiply the individual probabilities ; P(1st. One blue)*P(2nd. One blue if the 1st. One was blue)*P(3rd. One blue if the 1st. Two were blue)

galactus
Nov 11, 2007, 01:47 PM
\frac{C(4,3)}{C(7,3)}