In a small bag of candy, there are 10 orange candies and 4 blue candies. You select 1 candy, eat it, and then select another.

Find P(You select first an orange candy and then a blue candy).

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In a small bag of candy, there are 10 orange candies and 4 blue candies. You select 1 candy, eat it, and then select another.

Find P(You select first an orange candy and then a blue candy).

lgbasallote · Answer

probability you'll get an orange candy first is 10/14

probability you'll get a blue candy next is 4/13 (because you got i candy already) so multiply $$\large \frac{10}{14} \times \frac{4}{13}$$

anonymous · Answer

how do you multiply the fractions?

lgbasallote · Answer

multiply the numerator then multiply the denominator that gives you $$\large \frac{10 \times 4}{14 \times 13}$$ something can be canceled right?

anonymous · Answer

i got it, thanks.

anonymous · Answer

20/91

lgbasallote · Answer

seems right