C. What is the probability that she will pick a purple ribbon for the 3rd attempt? ANSWER LETTER C ONLY THANK YOU.

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Moira has hair ribbon collections. There are 5 purple ribbons, 8 red ribbons, 7 pink ribbons and 10 yellow ribbons in her cabinet.

A. If she will choose a ribbon randomly, what is the probability that she will pick a yellow ribbon?

B. Whar are the chances that she will pick a yellow ribbon again for the second time if she will not put back the first ribbon that she picked in letter A?

C. What is the probability that she will pick a purple ribbon for the 3rd attempt?

ANSWER LETTER C ONLY THANK YOU.

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