Question

There are 3 red 1 orange and 2 yellow pieces of candy in a bag. Once a piece of candy is selected it is not replaced Find the probability of red then orange, two yellow, orange then blue

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Red then 1 orange:

Prob(First pick is red) = 3/6 = 1/2

Now there are 5 pieces ( 2 red, 1 orange and 2 yellow) left.

Prob(orange) = 1/5.

So Prob( red then orange) = 1/2 * 1/5 = 1/10.

2 yellow:

Prob(1 yellow) = 2/6 = 1/3

Prob(another yellow) = 1/5

So Prob(2 yellow) = 1/3 * 1/5 = 1/15.

Orange then blue:

There are no blue pieces so this probability = zero.