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A bag contains 5 red skittles, 4 yellow skittles, 3 green skittles, 2 orange skittles, and 2 purple skittles. If five skittles are removed, what is the probability that exactly two of them are green?

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  1. 3/16 * 2/15

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  2. There are 16 red Skittles. 25% of the bag is orange. 1/8 of the Skittles are yellow. The rest of the Skittles are green.

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