A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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For the three-part question that follows, provide your answer to each question in the given workspace. Identify each part with a coordinating response. Be sure to clearly label each part of your response as Part A, Part B, and Part C.
A bag contains three blue marbles, five red marbles, and four green marbles.
Part A: What is the
Part B: What is the probability of selecting three red marbles without replacement?
Part C: In a short paragraph, explain in your own words your work to Step B.
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