A bag has 6 green marbles, 2 blue marbles, and 8 white marbles. If we draw one at a time, and then replace the marbles, what is the probability of a. getting a green one and then a blue? b. Of getting a white and then another white?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-01T06:25:13

#P(green, blue)=3/64, P(white, white)=1/4#

Probability of green then blue

With replacement, on our first draw, the probability of getting a green marble is #6/16=3/8#

and then getting a blue marble is #2/16=1/8#.

We multiply the probabilities to get #3/8xx1/8=3/64#

Probability of white then white

We go through the same process as above. The first draw gives us #8/16=1/2# and the second draw gives us the same, so we multiply #1/2xx1/2=1/4#