Question
A bag contains 4 red marbles, 3 blue marbles and 6 green marbles. If three marbles are drawn out of the bag, what is the exact probability that all three marbles drawn will be red? Answer Attemptiout of 2 square
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To find the probability of drawing 3 red marbles from the bag, we need to calculate the total number of ways to draw 3 marbles from the bag and the number of ways to draw 3 red marbles from the bag.The total number of marbles in the bag is 4 red + 3 blue + 6 green = 13 marbles.The number of ways to draw 3 marbles from the bag is given by the combination formula: C(n, k) = n! / (k!(n-k)!), where n is the total number of items and k is the number of items to choose.C(13, 3) = 13! / (3!(13-3)!) = 286The number of ways to draw 3 red marbles from the bag is given by the combination formula: C(4, 3) = 4! / (3!(4-3)!) = 4Therefore, the probability of drawing 3 red marbles from the bag is:P(3 red) = C(4, 3) / C(13, 3) = 4 / 286 = 2 / 143So, the exact probability that all three marbles drawn will be red is 2/143.