A bag contains 2 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 4 green marbles. What is the probability of choosi

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    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    A bag contains 2 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 4 green marbles. What is the probability of choosing a blue marble, replacing it, drawing a green marble, replacing it, and then drawing a red marble?

    Calculate total marbles in the bag:
    Total marbles in the bag = Red Marbles + Blue Marbles + Green Marbles
    Total marbles in the bag = 2 + 3 + 4
    Total marbles in the bag = 9

    First choice, blue marble
    P(blue) = Total Blue Marbles / Total Marbles in the bag
    P(blue) = 3/9

    Using our fraction simplifier, we see:
    P(blue) = 1/3

    Second choice, green marble with all the marbles back in the bag after replacement
    P(green) = Total Green Marbles / Total Marbles in the bag
    P(green) = 4/9

    Third choice, red marble with all the marbles back in the bag after replacement
    P(red) = Total Red Marbles / Total Marbles in the bag
    P(red) = 2/9

    Since each event is independent, we multiply each probability:
    P(blue, green, red) = P(blue) * P(green) * P(red)
    P(blue, green, red) = 1/3 * 4/9 * 2/9
    P(blue, green, red) = 8/243
     

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