hi please some help with this probability problem there're in a sack 5 red jelly beans, 4 black jelly beans, and 2 white jelly beans, if you pick 3 jelly beans without put them insede again the probability that the 1st would be black the second would be red and the 3rd would be white is???

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hi please some help with this probability problem there're in a sack  5 red jelly beans, 4 black jelly beans, and 2 white jelly beans, if you pick 3 jelly beans without put them insede again the probability that the 1st would be black the second would be red and the 3rd would be white is???

alex6799 · Answer

1/11

pinksapphire · Answer

For red: 5/11
For black: 4/11
For white: 2/11

anonymous · Answer

so do i have to sum those fractions?

pinksapphire · Answer

What do you mean?

anonymous · Answer

i mean im not beign asked for the probability of each one

anonymous · Answer

i randomly pick 3 so whats the probability that the 1st would be black the second would be red and the 3rd would be white

pinksapphire · Answer

I guess it would be 1/11

anonymous · Answer

so do i have to subtract those fractions?

pinksapphire · Answer

5/11+4/11+2/11=1/11