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Compound Events and the Fundamental Counting Principle

Question 1 • Concepts in Probability and Statistics - MA3120 A-IC

A bag contains 15 marbles. The probability of randomly selecting a green marble is . The probability of randomly selecting a green marble, replacing it, and then randomly selecting a red marble is . What is the probability of randomly selecting a red marble?

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StartFraction 1 over 45 EndFraction
Option A
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StartFraction 1 over 5 EndFraction
Option B
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StartFraction 4 over 15 EndFraction
Option C
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Two-fifths
Option D
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