I place a plate containing 4 pieces of mango, 3 pieces of pear and 2 pieces of apple in front of my 9month old daughter. She grabs a piece of fruit puts it in her mouth, and with disgust splits it out onto the floor. She then reaches in and grabs another two pieces of fruit. What is the probability that the first piece of fruit selected was pear, and the second and third piece of fruit was mango (rounded off to three decimals).

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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I place a plate containing 4 pieces of mango, 3 pieces of pear and 2 pieces of apple in front of my 9month old daughter. She grabs a piece of fruit puts it in her mouth, and with disgust splits it out onto the floor. She then reaches in and grabs another two pieces of fruit. What is the probability that the first piece of fruit selected was pear, and the second and third piece of fruit was mango (rounded off to three decimals). 

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Total fruits in the plate = 4+3+2

                                     = 9

 

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