A bag contains 3 red marbles, 5 blue marbles and 2 green marbles.   Two marbles are drawn, one at a time from the bag.    Find the probability that both are blue under each condition.    Report answers to 3 decimal places. A.   After drawing out the first marble, it is replaced in the bag before drawing the second marble.   B.   After drawing out the first marble, it is not replaced in the bag before drawing the second marble.

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A bag contains 3 red marbles, 5 blue marbles and 2 green marbles.   Two marbles are drawn, one at a time from the bag.    Find the probability that both are blue under each condition.    Report answers to 3 decimal places.

A.   After drawing out the first marble, it is replaced in the bag before drawing the second marble.

 

B.   After drawing out the first marble, it is not replaced in the bag before drawing the second marble.

 

 

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