Homework Help: Algebra

Posted by Cassie on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 10:39pm.

A basket contains 5 green lollipops, 12 red lollipops, and 7 orange lollipops. When a lollipop is taken from the basket, it is not replaced. What is P(orange, then orange)?
A.42/576
B.42/552
C.7/24
D.14/48
Ithink it is C...?

Algebra - Reiny, Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 11:52pm
prob = (7/24)(6/23)
= 42/552
= 7/92

looks like B, but they should have reduced the fraction to lowest terms.
Algebra - Cassie, Monday, March 18, 2013 at 8:55am
thank you

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