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A teacher has a bag of marbles. There are 6 red, 6 blue, 8 green, 7 purple, and 8
yellow marbles in the bag. As the students enter the classroom, they draw a marble
and keep it. If the first student in the room draws a yellow, and the second draws a
purple, what is the probability that the third student will draw a yellow also?
21%
25%
20%
33%
Transcribed Image Text:A teacher has a bag of marbles. There are 6 red, 6 blue, 8 green, 7 purple, and 8 yellow marbles in the bag. As the students enter the classroom, they draw a marble and keep it. If the first student in the room draws a yellow, and the second draws a purple, what is the probability that the third student will draw a yellow also? 21% 25% 20% 33%
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