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OpenStudy (pphalke):

A jar of jellybeans contains seven red, two orange, and three green jellybeans. One is selected and replaced, and then, another is selected. Find the probability that a. The first jellybean is orange and the second is green

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Since there is replacement, the two events are independent. Find the probability of each event and multiply them together.

OpenStudy (pphalke):

would I use a probability calculator? or how do I go about this?

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

For the first event, you want orange. What is (number of orange)/(total number) ?

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

First event: p(orange) = (number of orange)(total number) = Second event: p(green) = (number of green)/(total number) = Overall event: p(orange then green) = p(orange) * p(green)

OpenStudy (pphalke):

how do I plug in the numbers

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