Another bag of marbles contains 6 blue marbles and 1 green marble.  Mary and Frank will draw a blue marble followed by a green marble, without replacing the first marble.  Mary says the probability will be 649, and Frank says that the probability will be17 .  Who is correct?  Explain and justify your answer by showing work.

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3) Another bag of marbles contains 6 blue marbles and 1 green marble.  Mary and Frank will draw a blue marble followed by a green marble, without replacing the first marble.  Mary says the probability will be 649, and Frank says that the probability will be17 .  Who is correct?  Explain and justify your answer by showing work.

 

 



 

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