box contains 5 blue marbles, 3 green marbles, and 9 red marbles. Suppose a group of 3 marbles is chosen at random without replacement. (a)What is the probability the group contains 2 blue marbles and 1 red marble? (b)What is the probability the group contains only marbles of the same color? (c)What is the probability the group contains one marble of each

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A box contains 5 blue marbles, 3 green marbles, and 9 red marbles. Suppose a group of 3 marbles is chosen at random without replacement.

(a)What is the probability the group contains 2 blue marbles and 1 red marble?

(b)What is the probability the group contains only marbles of the same color?

(c)What is the probability the group contains one marble of each color?

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